Rate of growth in early life: A predictor of later health?

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 569, Issue , 2005, Pages 35-39

  Rolland Cachera, Marie Françoise ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Adiposity rebound; Cancer; Cardiovascular diseases; Child; Diabetes; Growth; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MATURATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644687868     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3535-7_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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