Physical activity patterns during pregnancy in a sample of Portuguese women: A longitudinal prospective study

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Santos, Paula Clara ^a,b   Abreu, Sandra ^b   Moreira, Carla ^b   Santos, Rute ^b,c   Ferreira, Margarida ^b   Alves, Odete ^d   Moreira, Pedro ^b   Mota, Jorge ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d Ponte da Barca Health Unit   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Physical activity; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGUESE (CITIZEN); PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SWIMMING; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 84956933718     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: 20741812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.22455     Document Type: Article

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