The relation of weight, length and ponderal index at birth to body mass index and overweight among 18-year-old males in Sweden

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 373-380

  Rasmussen, Finn ^a,b   Johansson, Malin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Body Mass Index; Overweight; Ponderal Index; Young men

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OBESITY; PARITY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PARENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031807653     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007411613576     Document Type: Article

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