Associations of birth size and duration of breast feeding with cardiorespiratory fitness in childhood: Findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 411-422

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Cooper, Ashley R ^a   Bain, Chris ^a,b   Davey Smith, George ^a   Irwin, Amanda ^a   Riddoch, Chris ^c   Ness, Andy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Birth weight; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Children; Developmental origins; Epidemiology; Infant feeding

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILDHOOD; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ERGOMETER; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORK CAPACITY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 44449169858     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-008-9259-x     Document Type: Article

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