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Assessment of Recreational Physical Activity During Pregnancy in Epidemiologic Studies of Birthweight and Length of Gestation: Methodologic Aspects

Lisa Chasan-Taber ScD Division of Bio-statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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Kelly R. Evenson PhD Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Barbara Sternfeld PhD Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, CA
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Seema Kengeri MPH Division of Bio-statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Pages 85-107 | Published online: 17 Oct 2008

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