Associations of Linear Growth and Relative Weight Gain in Early Life with Human Capital at 30 Years of Age

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 182, Issue , 2017, Pages 85-91.e3

  Horta, Bernardo Lessa ^a   Victora, Cesar G ^a   de Mola, Christian Loret ^a   Quevedo, Luciana ^b   Pinheiro, Ricardo Tavares ^b   Gigante, Denise P ^a   Motta, Janaina Vieira dos Santos ^b   Barros, Fernando C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

childhood growth; income; intelligence; intrauterine growth; schooling

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HOSPITAL; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE INCOME GROUP; MOTHER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; INTELLIGENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL CLASS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85008482333     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.12.020     Document Type: Article

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