Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 393-399 , May 2006

Trends in body mass index during early pregnancy in Swedish women 1978–2001

Received 3 December 2004 ,Revised 6 June 2005 ,Accepted 13 October 2005.

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PII: S0033-3506(05)00271-4

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.10.015

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 393-399 , May 2006

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