Small head circumference at birth and early age at adiposity rebound

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 154-160

  Eriksson, J G ^a,b,c,d   Kajantie, E ^a,e   Lampl, M ^f   Osmond, C ^g   Barker, D J P ^g,h,i  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^h KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

ⁱ OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity rebound; Foetal growth; Infant growth

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSITY REBOUND; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSITY REBOUND; FOETAL GROWTH; INFANT GROWTH;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BODY SIZE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890158135     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12142     Document Type: Article

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