Birth weight and muscle strength: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 609-615

  Dodds, R ^a,b,c   Denison, H J ^c   Ntani, G ^c   Cooper, R ^d   Cooper, C ^c   Sayer, A A ^b,c   Baird, J ^c  

^a Wessex Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis; Muscle development; Muscle strength; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DATA EXTRACTION; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; KNEE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85027925256     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0053-9     Document Type: Review

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