The Dual Burden of Malnutrition Increases the Risk of Cesarean Delivery: Evidence From India

Frontiers in Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Wells, Jonathan C K ^a   Wibaek, Rasmus ^b,c   Poullas, Marios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cesarean; dual burden of malnutrition; India; obesity; obstetric dilemma; overweight; short stature; South Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85060947001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00292     Document Type: Article

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