Tackling maternal obesity: Suggestions for midwives

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-19

  Richens, Yana ^a  

^a Napolitano and Prof David)   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38949217395     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2008.16.1.27924     Document Type: Article

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