Associations of linear growth and weight gain in the first 2 years with bone mass at 4 years of age in children in Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Maimuna Gias (Author), Huma Qamar (Author), Farzana Fariha (Author), Abdullah Al Mahmud (Author), Prakesh Shah (Author), Steven A Abrams (Author), Daniel E Roth (Author), Karen M O'Callaghan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Growth faltering is widespread in many low- and middle-income countries, but its effects on childhood bone mass accrual are unknown. The objective of this study was to estimate associations between length (conditional length-for-age z-scores, cLAZ) and weight (conditional weight-...