Growth patterns in adverse environments

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 615-621

  Cameron, Noël ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; OBESITY; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34648822627     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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