Obesity in pregnancy: An evidence-based commentary

Evidence Based Midwifery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 140-142

  Soltani, Hora ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth outcome; Evidence based midwifery; Obesity; Pregnancy; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549085419     PISSN: 14794489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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