Birth size and adult size in same-sex siblings discordant for fetal growth in the Early Determinants of Adult Health study

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 330-339

  Lumey, L H ^a   Susser, E ^a,b   Andrews, H ^c   Gillman, M W ^d  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adult height and weight; birth size; birth weight and length; prenatal factors; sibling control study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867350579     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174411000675     Document Type: Article

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