Role of intergenerational effects on linear growth

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Ramakrishnan, U ^a   Martorell, R ^a   Schroeder, D G ^a   Flores, R ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inst Nutr de Ctro Amer y Panama   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Birth length; Birth weight; Guatemala; Intergenerational effects

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD;

EID: 0032931713     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.2.544s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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