Prenatal exposure to antibiotics, cesarean section and risk of childhood obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 665-670

  Mueller, N T ^a,b   Whyatt, R ^a   Hoepner, L ^a   Oberfield, S ^c   Dominguez Bello, M G ^d   Widen, E M ^a,b   Hassoun, A ^c   Perera, F ^a   Rundle, A ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CARE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; INFANT; MOTHER; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84926952765     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.180     Document Type: Article

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