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Evaluation of some anthropometric indices for the diagnosis of obesity in pregnancy in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Obesity in pregnancy is a global health problem which is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. The use of weight and height, measured at about ten weeks of gestation, to produce pre-gestational body mass index is recommended for the diagnoses of the condition but limitations abound in...

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Main Authors: Okereke, CE, Anyaehie, UB, Dim, CC, Iyare, EE, Nwagha, UI
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Makerere Medical School 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056469/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24940329
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v13i4.25
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