The effect of Ramadan fasting on outcome of pregnancy

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-186

  Ziaee, Vahid ^a,b   Kihanidoost, Zarintaj ^a   Younesian, Masoud ^c   Akhavirad, Mohammad Bagher ^d   Hantoushzadeh, Sedigheh ^a   Bateni, Farzad ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Outcome; Pregnancy; Ramadan fasting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL GROWTH; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77953164121     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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