Birth size and physical activity in a cohort of Indian children aged 6-10 years

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 245-252

  Kehoe, S H ^a   Krishnaveni, G V ^b   Veena, S R ^b   Hill, J C ^a   Osmond, C ^a   Kiran, ^b   Coakley, P ^a   Karat, S C ^b   Fall, C H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Activity; Birth size; Child; India

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888370113     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174412000189     Document Type: Article

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