Maternal weight gain and fetal growth

Malta Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 22-25

  Savona Ventura, Charles ^a   Buttigieg, George G ^a   Mifsud, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Fetal complications; Low birth weight; Macrosomia; Maternal nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OBESITY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 71049121949     PISSN: 18133339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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