Predictors of postpartum weight change among overweight and obese women: Results from the active mothers postpartum study

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-222

  Østbye, Truls ^a,b,c   Peterson, Bercedis L ^a   Krause, Katrina M ^a   Swamy, Geeta K ^a   Lovelady, Cheryl A ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856655922     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.2947     Document Type: Article

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