Pre-pregnancy BMI-specific optimal gestational weight gain for women in Japan

Background: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines are the most widely used guidelines on gestational weight gain; however, accumulation of evidence that body composition in Asians differs from other races has brought concern regarding whether their direct application is appropriate. We aimed...

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Main Author: Naho Morisaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/27/10/27_JE86/_pdf