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Original Article

The impact of obesity on maternal morbidity and feto-infant outcomes among macrosomic infants

Hamisu M. SalihuCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hanna E. WeldeselasseCenter for Research and Evaluation, Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Kiran RaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Phillip J. MartyCenter for Research and Evaluation, Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Valerie E. WhitemanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Pages 1088-1094 | Received 16 Sep 2010, Accepted 24 Nov 2010, Published online: 21 Jan 2011

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