Body mass index from childhood to middle age: A 50-y follow-up

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 14-18

  Casey, Virginia A ^a   Dwyer, Johanana T ^b   Ann Coleman, K ^b   Valadian, Isabelle ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body Mass Index; Childhood; Middle age; Obesity; Peak height velocity; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026773503     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/56.1.14     Document Type: Article

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