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Review article: The short- and long-term implications of maternal obesity on the mother and her offspring

  1. PM Catalano*,
  2. HM Ehrenberg

Article first published online: 7 JUL 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00989.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Special Issue: Obesity

Volume 113, Issue 10, pages 1126–1133, October 2006

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Catalano, P. and Ehrenberg, H. (2006), Review article: The short- and long-term implications of maternal obesity on the mother and her offspring. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 113: 1126–1133. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00989.x

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  1. Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

*Dr PM Catalano, Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA. Email pcatalano@metrohealth.org

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 10 AUG 2006
  2. Article first published online: 7 JUL 2006
  3. Accepted 25 April 2006. Published OnlineEarly 4 July 2006.

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