Sex Differences in birth size and intergenerational effects of intrauterine exposure to Ramadan in Saudi Arabia

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 651-654

  Alwasel, S H ^a   Abotalib, Z ^b   Aljarallah, J S ^b   Osmond, C ^c   Alkharaz, S M ^d   Alhazza, I M ^a   Harrath, A ^a   Thornburg, K ^e   Barker, D J P ^a,b,c,e  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d King Saud Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOMETRY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RELIGION; RISK; SAUDI ARABIA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOMETRY; FASTING; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISLAM; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79961169715     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21193     Document Type: Article

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