Changes in genetic and environmental effects on growth during infancy

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1568-1574

  Touwslager, Robbert N ^a,b   Gielen, Marij ^a,b,c   Mulder, Antonius L ^a,b   Gerver, Willem J ^a,b   Zimmermann, Luc J ^a,b   Fowler, Tom ^c,d   Houben, Alfons J ^a,e   Stehouwer, Coen D ^a,b,e   Derom, Catherine ^f   Vlietinck, Robert ^f   Loos, Ruth J F ^g   Zeegers, Maurice P ^a,b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^g INSTITUTE OF METABOLIC SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INFANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; BELGIUM; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82355190943     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.012757     Document Type: Article

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