Nutritional and socio-demographic determinants of post-partum weight change: A literature review;Determinantes nutricionais e sócio-demográficos da variação de peso no pós-parto: Uma revisão da literature

Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-137

  de Castro, Maria Beatriz Trindade ^a   Kac, Gilberto ^b   Sichieri, Rosely ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maternal nutrition; Obesity; Pospartum period; Pregnancy; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249156418     PISSN: 15193829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-38292009000200002     Document Type: Review

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