A critical evaluation of statistical approaches to examining the role of growth trajectories in the developmental origins of health and disease

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1327-1339

  Tu, Yu Kang ^a   Tilling, Kate ^b   Sterne, Jonathan A C ^b   Gilthorp, Mark S ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Body weight; Cohort studies; Developmental origins of health and disease; Growth

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPENSATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GROWTH; HEALTH RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONDITIONING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASES; EVALUATION; GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PATH ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICS; ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; INFANT; MALE; PHILIPPINES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886386329     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt157     Document Type: Article

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