The relationship of birthweight, muscle size at birth and post-natal growth to grip strength in 9-year-old Indian children: Findings from the Mysore Parthenon study

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 329-337

  Barr, J G ^a   Veena, S R ^b   Kiran, K N ^b   Wills, A K ^a   Winder, N R ^a   Kehoe, S ^a   Fall, C H D ^a   Sayer, A A ^a   Krishnaveni, G V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Holdsworth Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

arm muscle area; birthweight; children; grip strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951919946     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174410000309     Document Type: Article

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