Intergenerational influences on child growth and undernutrition

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 302-314

  Martorell, Reynaldo ^a   Zongrone, Amanda ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

child growth; child undernutrition; Intergenerational influences; nutrition transition

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD UNDERNUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; EUROPE; FEAR; FETUS GROWTH; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL UNDERNUTRITION; METABOLISM; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POVERTY; PROGENY; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUNTING;

CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863217917     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01298.x     Document Type: Article

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