A principal components approach to parent-to-newborn body composition associations in South India

• Main Authors: Hill Jacqueline C (Author), Wills Andrew K (Author), Krishnaveni Ghattu V (Author), Veena Sargoor R (Author), Fall Caroline HD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Size at birth is influenced by environmental factors, like maternal nutrition and parity, and by genes. Birth weight is a composite measure, encompassing bone, fat and lean mass. These may have different determinants. The main purpos...