Tackling maternal obesity: The challenge for public health

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 161-162

  Heslehurst, Nicola ^a   Bell, Ruth ^b   Rankin, Judith ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNICITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBID OBESITY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 79961153362     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913911412477     Document Type: Note

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