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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-02-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/9/16 |