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Intrauterine programming of adult body composition.
- Abstract:
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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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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
- Volume:
- 86
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 267-272
- Publication date:
- 2001-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1945-7197
- ISSN:
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0021-972X
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:125652
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- pubs:125652
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125652
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-17
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- Copyright date:
- 2001
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