Growing into obesity: Patterns of height growth in those who become normal weight, overweight, or obese as young adults

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 635-641

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961169113     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21191     Document Type: Article

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