Association of maternal short stature with stunting in Mexican children: Common genes vs common environment

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 938-945

  Hernandez Diaz S ^a   Peterson, K E ^a   Dixit, S ^b   Hernandez B ^a   Parra, S ^c   Barquera, S ^d   Sepulveda J ^c   Rivera, J A ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Mexico; Short stature; Stunting; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SHORT STATURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0345440044     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600876     Document Type: Article

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