Growth in early life and the development of obesity by age 9 years: Are there critical periods and a role for an early life stressor?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 513-519

  Giles, L C ^a,b   Whitrow, M J ^b   Rumbold, A R ^b,c   Davies, C E ^a   De Stavola, B ^d   Pitcher, J B ^b   Davies, M J ^b   Moore, V M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

early childhood; growth; residential mobility; stressors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84876182563     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.219     Document Type: Article

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