Size at birth and its relation to muscle strength in young adult women

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 368-374

  Inskip, H M ^a   Godfrey, K M ^a,b   Martin, H J ^a   Simmonds, S J ^a   Cooper, C ^a   Aihie Sayer, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Hand strength; Musculoskeletal physiology; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547851182     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01812.x     Document Type: Article

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