Ills from the womb? A critical examination of clinical guidelines for obesity in pregnancy

Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 407-421

  Jette, Shannon ^a   Rail, Geneviève ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biopower; Eugenics; Health; Maternity; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883093773     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459312460702     Document Type: Article

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