Influence of maternal and paternal birthweight on offspring birthweight

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-144

  Mattsson, Kristina ^a   Rylander, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

birthweight; intergenerational effects; parental influence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT BIRTHWEIGHT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BIRTHWEIGHT; MOTHER; PATERNAL BIRTHWEIGHT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84873408334     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12015     Document Type: Article

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