Overweight at age two years in a multi-ethnic cohort (ABCD study): the role of prenatal factors, birth outcomes and postnatal factors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood overweight/obesity is a major public health problem worldwide which disproportionally affects specific ethnic groups. Little is known about whether such differences already exist at an early age and which factors contribute...

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Main Authors: Stronks Karien, van Eijsden Manon, de Hoog Marieke LA, Gemke Reinoud JBJ, Vrijkotte Tanja GM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/611