Higher intake of fruits and vegetables in pregnancy is associated with birth size

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1214-1223

  Loy, See Ling ^a   Marhazlina, M ^a   Nor Azwany, Y ^b   Hamid Jan, Jan Mohamed ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Birth size; Fruits; Maternal dietary intake; Pregnancy; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053071407     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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