Timing of voice breaking in males associated with growth and weight gain across the life course

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2844-2852

  Ong, Ken K ^a,b   Bann, David ^a   Wills, Andrew K ^a   Ward, Kate ^c   Adams, Judith E ^d   Hardy, Rebecca ^a   Kuh, Diana ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESPAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; VOICE BREAKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBERTY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84864828191     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-3445     Document Type: Article

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