Comparison in maternal body composition between Caucasian Irish and Indian women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 483-485

  Farah, N ^a   Murphy, M ^a   Ramphul, M ^a   O'Connor, N ^a   Kennelly, M M ^a   Turner, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body mass index (BMI); Ethnicity; Obesity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INDIAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BODY COMPOSITION; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; IRELAND; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051535535     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2011.581316     Document Type: Article

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