American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 163-170 , February 2010

Effects of Having a Baby on Weight Gain

  • Wendy J. Brown, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Wendy J. Brown, PhD, School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia
    • ,
  • Richard Hockey, BSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Population Health, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Annette J. Dobson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Population Health, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00764-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.09.044

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 163-170 , February 2010

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