Socioeconomic factors and growth during childhood and early adolescence in Jena children

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 343-353

  Kromeyer, K ^a   Hauspie, R C ^b   Susanne, C ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OCCUPATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031183711     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469700005092     Document Type: Article

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