Early overweight and pubertal maturation - Pathways of association with young adults' overweight: A longitudinal study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Mamun, A A ^a   Hayatbakhsh, M R ^a   O'Callaghan, M ^a   Williams, G ^a   Najman, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Childhood and adolescence; Overweight; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURATION; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBERTY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149513113     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.220     Document Type: Article

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