Maternal obesity in pregnancy: Women's understanding of risks

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 364-369

  Keely, Alice ^a   Gunning, Melanie ^b   Denison, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79958107967     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2011.19.6.364     Document Type: Article

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