Duration of breastfeeding and risk of overweight in childhood: A prospective birth cohort study from Germany

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1281-1287

  Weyermann, M ^a   Rothenbacher, D ^a   Brenner, H ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood overweight; Duration of breastfeeding; Prospective birth cohort study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746578976     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803260     Document Type: Article

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