Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 94-99 , April 2010

Obesity in pregnancy: outcomes and economics

  • Ingrid Rowlands

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • ,
  • Nick Graves

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
    • ,
  • Susan de Jersey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
    • ,
  • H. David McIntyre

      Affiliations

    • Mater Clinical School, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • ,
  • Leonie Callaway

      Affiliations

    • Royal Brisbane Clinical School, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Level 7, Block 6, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston QLD 4029, Australia. Tel.: +61 7 3636 8111; fax: +61 7 3365 55811.

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Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 94-99 , April 2010

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