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Original Article

Pre-pregnancy body mass index, maternal weight gain during pregnancy and risk of small-for-gestational age birth: Results from a case–control study in Italy

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Pages 501-505 | Received 26 Jun 2009, Accepted 27 Jul 2009, Published online: 21 May 2010

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