Optimal gestational weight gain ranges for the avoidance of adverse birth weight outcomes: A novel approach

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1552-1558

  Beyerlein, Andreas ^a   Schiessl, Barbara ^a   Lack, Nicholas ^b   Von Kries, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Bavarian Quality Assurance Institute for Medical Care   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRICS; PARITY; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PROGENY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 72749084612     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28026     Document Type: Article

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