Investigation of the relationship between infant temperament and later body composition

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 400-406

  Wells, J C K ^a   Stanley, M ^a   Laidlaw, A S ^a   Day, J M E ^a   Stafford, M ^b   Davies, P S W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Irritability; Television

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0030937815     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800420     Document Type: Article

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