Size at birth and height in early adolescence: a prospective birth cohort study Tamanho ao nascer e altura no início da adolescência: um estudo de coorte prospectivo

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between size at birth (birthweight and birth length) and height in early adolescence in a prospective birth cohort study in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Interviews were carried out in 1993, including measurements of birthweight and length,...

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Main Authors: Cora L. P. Araújo, Pedro C. Hallal, Gisele A. Nader, Ana Maria B. Menezes, Cesar G. Victora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2008-04-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2008000400018