Early markers of adult obesity: A review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-367

  Brisbois, T D ^a   Farmer, A P ^a   McCargar, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult obesity; Child development; Early childhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT DISEASE; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL SMOKING; OBESITY; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84858621180     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00965.x     Document Type: Review

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