Adding weight to preconception care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 421-422

  Keirse, Marc J N C ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; FEMALE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 73349090950     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02874.x     Document Type: Editorial

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