Gender-specific differences in birthweight and the odds of puberty: NHANES III, 1988-94

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-231

  Olivo Marston, Susan ^a   Graubard, Barry I ^b   Visvanathan, Kala ^c   Forman, Michele R ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Childhood BMI; NHANES; Puberty

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PUBERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77950674747     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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