Does height catch‐up in schoolchildren have an effect on bone mass in adolescents? Analysis in a Brazilian birth cohort

Does height catch‐up in schoolchildren have an effect on bone mass in adolescents? Analysis in a Brazilian birth cohort

Objective: To analyze the effect of height catch‐up at school age on the bone mass of adolescents of a Brazilian birth cohort. Methods: A cohort study using data obtained from the three moments (birth, 7/9 years and 18/19 years of age) of the Cohorts‐RPS study. Height catch‐up was defined based on t...

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Main Authors: Livia dos Santos Rodrigues, Rosângela F.L. Batista, Vanda M.F. Simões, Marizélia R.C. Rodrigues, Marco A. Barbieri, Heloísa Bettiol, Antonio A.M. da Silva
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazilian Society of Pediatrics 2019-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553618301617

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