Epidemiology of early and late growth in height, leg and trunk length: Findings from a birth cohort of Brazilian males

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-381

  Gigante, D P ^a   Nazmi, A ^b   Lima, R C ^a,c   Barros, F C ^a,d   Victora, C G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^d Latin American Center of Perinatology and Human Development PAHO/WHO   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH; HUMANS; LEG; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 62549115793     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602949     Document Type: Article

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