Assessing newborn body composition using principal components analysis: differences in the determinants of fat and skeletal size
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Birth weight is a composite of skeletal size and soft tissue. These components are likely to have different growth patterns. The aim of this paper is to investigate the association between established determinants of birth weight and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/6/24 |