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Exercise in pregnancy: a brief clinical review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2008

James F Clapp III
James F Clapp III*
Affiliation:
University of Vermont College of Medicine, USA
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James F Clapp III, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA.
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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 89 - 101
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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