A principal components approach to parent-to-newborn body composition associations in South India

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Size at birth is influenced by environmental factors, like maternal nutrition and parity, and by genes. Birth weight is a composite measure, encompassing bone, fat and lean mass. These may have different determinants. The main purpos...

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Main Authors: Hill Jacqueline C, Wills Andrew K, Krishnaveni Ghattu V, Veena Sargoor R, Fall Caroline HD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/9/16