Physical activity and the risk of preeclampsia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 331-343

  Aune, Dagfinn ^a,b,c   Saugstad, Ola Didrik ^d   Henriksen, Tore ^e   Tonstad, Serena ^a,f  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEISURE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897990344     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000036     Document Type: Review

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