Maternal diet, behaviour and offspring skeletal health.

Osteoporotic fracture has a major impact upon health, both in terms of acute and long term disability and economic cost. Peak bone mass, achieved in early adulthood, is a major determinant of osteoporosis risk in later life. Poor early growth predicts reduced bone mass, and so risk of fracture in la...

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Hauptverfasser: Goodfellow, L, Earl, S, Cooper, C, Harvey, N
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010