The association between caesarean section and childhood obesity revisited: A cohort study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 526-532

  Flemming, Kelli ^a   Woolcott, Christy G ^a   Allen, Alexander C ^a   Veugelers, Paul J ^b   Kuhle, Stefan ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OBESITY;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879685301     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303459     Document Type: Article

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