Early life and current determinants of bone in South African children of mixed ancestral origin

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 647-655

  Micklesfield, L K ^a   Levitt, N S ^a   Carstens, M T ^a   Dhansay, M A ^b   Norris, S A ^c   Lambert, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone; Children; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANCESTRY; BODY SIZE; BONE; CHILD HEALTH; PREGNANCY; SMOKING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 40949137970     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460701730024     Document Type: Article

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