Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on low birth weight in Omani infants: A case-control study

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 386-391

  Al Hinai, Mustafa ^a   Al Muqbali, Majid ^b   Al Moqbali, Aisha ^b   Gowri, Vaidyanathan ^b   Al Maniri, Abdullah ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Body mass index; Gestational age; Oman; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880959527     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12816/0003260     Document Type: Article

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