The influence of childhood weight and socioeconomic status on change in adult body mass index in a British national birth cohort

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 725-734

  Hardy, R ^a   Wadsworth, M ^a   Kuh, D ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Change; Childhood; Cohort study; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034117679     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801238     Document Type: Article

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