The effects of pre- and post-natal sunlight exposure on human growth: evidence from the Southern Hemisphere

Early Human Development

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-42

  Waldie, Karen E ^a   Poulton, Richie ^a   Kirk, Ian J ^b   Silva, Phil A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body size; Cohort; Development; Month of birth effect; Pre natal; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; METEOROLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; EMBRYO AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SMOKING; SUNLIGHT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033779972     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(00)00102-X     Document Type: Article

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