Dose-response associations between maternal smoking during pregnancy and subsequent childhood obesity: Effect modification by maternal race/ethnicity in a low-income US cohort

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 995-1007

  Sharma, Andrea J ^a,b   Cogswell, Mary E ^b   Li, Ruowei ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Ethnic groups; Obesity; Pregnancy; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; Smoking

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54949089711     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn223     Document Type: Article

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