Prepregnancy body mass and weight gain during pregnancy in India and sub-Saharan Africa

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3302-3307

  Coffey, Diane ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Maternal health; Nutrition; Sub Saharan africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREPREGNANCY BODY MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY WEIGHT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; PREGNANCY; THINNESS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925326121     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1416964112     Document Type: Article

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