Are Canadian women achieving a fit pregnancy? A pilot study

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-91

  Cohen, Tamara R ^a   Plourde, Hugues ^a   Koski, Kristine G ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gestational weight gain; Information resources; Physical activity; Pregnancy; Steps

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950148460     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405570     Document Type: Article

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