Published in Am J Clin Nutr on November 01, 2007
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Associations of gestational weight gain with maternal body mass index, waist circumference, and blood pressure measured 16 y after pregnancy: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Am J Clin Nutr (2011) 2.67
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A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci. Nat Genet (2012) 2.60
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