Short- and long-run associations between birth weight and children's height

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 156-166

  Krishna, Aditi ^a   Fink, Günther ^b,c   Berkman, Lisa F ^b,c   Subramanian, S V ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Life course epidemiology; Low birth weight; Socioeconomic status; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE CYCLE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84959359265     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2016.02.004     Document Type: Article

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