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Relative importance of heritable characteristics and lifestyle in the development of maternal obesity.

Journal of epidemiology and community health - 1 Feb 1999

Harris H E, Ellison G T, Clement S

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative importance of heritable characteristics and lifestyle in the development of "maternal obesity" after pregnancy. SETTING: South east London, in the homes of mothers who had delivered their babies at either Guy's, Lewisham or St Thomas's hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: Seventy four mothers of low antenatal risk who had been enrolled in the Antenatal Care (ANC) Project (a previous...

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PMID: 10396466
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.2.66
PMCID: PMC1756831

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