Subcutaneous body fat in pregnant New Zealand women: Association with wheeze in their infants at 18 months

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 959-967

  Watson, Patricia Ellyett ^a   McDonald, Barry William ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Infant wheeze; Maternal obesity; Maternal skinfolds; Pregnancy; Subcutaneous body fat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTOR; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TIME; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ARTICLE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879121812     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1124-6     Document Type: Article

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