Early metabolic imprinting as a determinant of childhood obesity

International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-178

  Scerri, C ^a   Savona Ventura, C ^b  

^a School Medical Services   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Childhood obesity; Infant feeding; Intrauterine nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 78649934104     PISSN: 18775934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdm.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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