Pubertal timing – antecedent to risk or resilience? : Epidemiological studies on growth, maturation and health risk behaviours; The Young HUNT study, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
<b>Background</b>: The timing of pubertal milestones influences the tempo and progression of growth and maturation, which in turn have consequences for boys’ and girls’ body size, shape and composition. Early sexual maturation has been associated with overweight and a shorter adult statu...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for samfunnsmedisin
2007
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-1713 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-82-471-3490-0 |