Obesity levels in a national cohort of women 9 months after delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 124.e1-124.e7

  Turner, Michael J ^a   Layte, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

maternal obesity; parity; postpartum weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL OBESITY; MOTHER; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84880924463     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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