Birth weight, postnatal growth, and age at menarche

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-79

  Terry, Mary Beth ^a   Ferris, Jennifer S ^a   Tehranifar, Parisa ^a   Wei, Ying ^a   Flom, Julie D ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Child; Growth; Infant; Menarche

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GROWTH; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGING; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EPINEPHELUS AENEUS;

EID: 67650069922     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp095     Document Type: Article

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