Is air temperature at birth associated with body mass index in 9-10 year-old children?

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-136

  Hackett, Allan F ^a   Stott, Tim A ^a   Boddy, Lynne M ^a   Stratton, Gareth ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children; Climate; Obesity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BODY MASS; CLIMATE; OBESITY;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARTURITION; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 62249093016     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240802690557     Document Type: Article

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