Intergenerational influences on childhood body mass index: The effect of parental body mass index trajectories

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 551-557

  Li, Leah ^a   Law, Catherine ^a   Conte, Rossella Lo ^a   Power, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGENY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649100588     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26759     Document Type: Article

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