Journal of Women's Health Care

Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access

ISSN: 2167-0420

Research Article - (2012) Volume 1, Issue 4

Maternal Obesity and Energy Intake as Risk Factors for Pregnancy Induced Hypertension among Iranian Women

Elham Kazemian1, Gity Sotoudeh2*, Ahmad Reza Dorosti- Motlagh3, Mohammad Reza Eshraghian4 and Minoo Bagheri5
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poursina Avenue, Tehran, 14155-6446, Iran
3Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Gity Sotoudeh, Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poursina Avenue, Tehran, 14155-6446, Iran, Tel: +9821- 88951395, Fax: +9821- 88974462l Email:

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