Intergenerational effect of weight gain in childhood on offspring birthweight

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 724-732

  Horta, Bernardo L ^a,d   Gigante, Denise P ^a   Osmond, Clive ^b   Barros, Fernando C ^c   Victora, Cesar G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^d Programme in Epidemiology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Intergenerational effect; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SKIN COLOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL STATUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

BRAZIL; PELOTAS; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 66749130852     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp168     Document Type: Article

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