Child Height and the Risk of Young-Adult Obesity

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-77

  Stovitz, Steven D ^a   Hannan, Peter J ^b   Lytle, Leslie A ^b,c   Demerath, Ellen W ^b   Pereira, Mark A ^b   Himes, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049083964     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.09.033     Document Type: Article

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