Relation between weight and length at birth and body mass index in young adulthood: Cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7116, 1997, Pages 1137-

  Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a   Sabroe, Svend ^b   Rothman, Kenneth J ^c   Gillman, Matthew ^d   Fischer, Peer ^e   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^f  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Fifth Conscription District   (Denmark)

^f Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16944366825     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7116.1137     Document Type: Article

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