Seasonality in maternal intake and activity influence offspring's birth size among rural Indian mothers - Pune Maternal Nutrition Study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1094-1103

  Rao, Shobha ^a   Kanade, Asawari N ^a   Yajnik, Chittaranjan S ^b   Fall, Caroline H D ^c  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Birth size; Maternal intake; Rural India; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; SEASONALITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH LENGTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 68849129609     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp223     Document Type: Article

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