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Intrauterine programming of adult body composition.

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Epidemiological studies suggest an association between weight in infancy and the risk of osteoporosis in later life. The extent to which this reflects environmental influences on skeletal growth and metabolism before birth or during the first year of postnatal life remains uncertain. We therefore examined the association between birth weight and adult body composition (bone, lean, and fat mass) in a cohort of 143 men and women, aged 70-75 yr, who were born in Sheffield, UK, and still lived th...

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10.1210/jc.86.1.267

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Role:
Author
Journal:
Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Volume:
86
Issue:
1
Pages:
267-272
Publication date:
2001-01-01
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EISSN:
1945-7197
ISSN:
0021-972X
Language:
English
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pubs:125652
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uuid:0680e2d9-c6e0-4508-9577-c630de6e5d35
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pubs:125652
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125652
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2013-11-17

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