Physical and sexual activity during pregnancy and near delivery

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1431-1435

  Fox, Nathan S ^a,b   Gelber, Shari E ^a   Chasen, Stephen T ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR; NULLIPARA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COITUS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249137563     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0730     Document Type: Article

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