Perceived weight gain, risk, and nutrition in pregnancy in five racial groups

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-42

  Brooten, Dorothy ^a   Youngblut, Joanne M ^a   Golembeski, Susan ^b   Magnus, Marcia H ^a   Hannan, Jean ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size perception; Nutrition in pregnancy; Pregnancy risk; Pregnancy weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84855979790     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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