American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 189, Issue 6 , Pages 1726-1730 , December 2003

Low maternal weight, failure to thrive in pregnancy, and adverse pregnancy outcomes

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 Supported in part by grant No. M01-RR-000080 CWRU-GCRC from the National Center for Research Resources at MetroHealth Medical Center.Presented at the Sixty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Las Vegas, Nev, October 27-30, 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0002-9378(03)00860-3

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 189, Issue 6 , Pages 1726-1730 , December 2003