Combined influence of early sexual maturation and central adiposity on subsequent stature: A four-year follow-up of 1,605 Norwegian boys and girls: The Young-HUNT study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 787-793

  Bratberg, Grete H ^a,b   Nilsen, Tom I L ^c   Holmen, Turid L ^a   Vatten, Lars J ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Central adiposity; Early timing of puberty; Height; Height gain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL MATURATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 33748979152     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0174-4     Document Type: Article

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