Women's reported weight: Is there a discrepancy?

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1395-1398

  Mandujano, Alicia ^a   Huston Presley, Larraine ^a   Waters, Thaddeus P ^a   Catalano, Patrick M ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; gestational weight gain; Institute of Medicine; pregnancy; self reported weight

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863873323     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.636099     Document Type: Article

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