American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 1994-1998 , December 2005

Increasing prepregnancy body mass index: Analysis of trends and contributing variables

  • John Yeh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: John Yeh, MD, Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, University at Buffalo, 219 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY 14222.
    • ,
  • James A. Shelton, MS

Received 4 February 2005 ,Revised 1 April 2005 ,Accepted 25 April 2005.

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 Supported in part by a grant from the New York State Department of Health.Presented in part at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation 2005 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 23-26, 2005.

PII: S0002-9378(05)00642-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.001

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 1994-1998 , December 2005

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