Birth weight, climate at birth and the risk of obesity in adult life

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-287

  Phillips, D I W ^a,b   Young, J B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Body mass index; Obesity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMATE; COLD EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

EID: 0034016074     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801125     Document Type: Article

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