Prediction of male adult stature using anthropometric data at birth: A nationwide population-based study

Pediatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 491-495

  Tuvemo, Torsten ^a,c   Cnattingius, Sven ^b   Jonsson, Björn ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORT STATURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032701564     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199911000-00001     Document Type: Article

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