Birth weight, socioeconomic class, and adult adiposity among African Americans

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 335-336

  Dietz, William H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEGRO; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYNDROME X;

EID: 0033860684     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.2.335     Document Type: Editorial

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