Role of the prenatal environment in the development of obesity

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 768-776

  Whitaker, R C ^a   Dietz, W H ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031750515     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70302-6     Document Type: Article

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