Mid-upper arm circumference: a surrogate for body mass index in pregnant women?
Includes bibliographical references === Background: Nutrition in pregnancy has important implications for both the mother and the fetus, hence the importance of an accurate assessment at the booking visit. Body mass index is currently the gold standard for measuring body fatness. However, pregnancy...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16554 |