Growth of Chinese Italian infants in the first 2 years of life

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-29

  Toselli, S ^a   Argnani, L ^b   Gualdi Russo, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chinese infants; Growth; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EMILIA;

EID: 15544375081     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460400027433     Document Type: Article

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