Delivery by caesarean section and risk of childhood obesity: analysis of a Peruvian prospective cohort

Objectives. We aimed to assess if Caesarean section is a risk factor for overnutrition in early- and late-childhood, and to assess the magnitude of the effect of child- versus family-related variables in these risk estimates.Methods. Longitudinal data from Peruvian children from the Young Lives Stud...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, J. Jaime Miranda, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1046.pdf