Exercise during pregnancy improves maternal glucose screen at 24-28 weeks: A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 656-661

  Barakat, Ruben ^a   Cordero, Yaiza ^a   Coteron, Javier ^a   Luaces, Maria ^b   Montejo, Rocio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE FUENLABRADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; KINESIOTHERAPY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL CARE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84862895205     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090009     Document Type: Review

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