Women and obesity. Foreword.

Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MSC10 5580; 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA.

Published: June 2009

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