Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study

Association of Breast Feeding and Birth Weight with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are major health threats especially for developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the association between breast feeding (BF) and birth weight (BW) with anthropometric measures and blood pressure (BP) in a nationally–representati...

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Main Authors: Shirin Djalalinia, Mostafa Qorbani, Ramin Heshmat, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Gelayol Ardalan, Nima Bazyar, Majzoubeh Taheri, Hamid Asayesh, Roya Kelishadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
adolescents
anthropometric measurements
birth weight
blood pressure
breast feeding
children
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957215000261

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