Size at birth and height in early adolescence: A prospective birth cohort study

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 871-878

  Araújo, Cora L P ^a   Hallal, Pedro C ^a   Nader, Gisele A ^a   Menezes, Ana Maria B ^a   Victora, Cesar G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Body height; Gestational age; Longitudinal studies; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 42049088258     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2008000400018     Document Type: Article

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