Barriers to addressing overweight and obesity before conception

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 425-428

  Callaway, Leonie K ^a,b   O'Callaghan, Michael J ^c   McIntyre, H David ^b,d  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONCEPTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; ULTRASOUND; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; MATERNAL CARE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 73349141733     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02876.x     Document Type: Article

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