Size at birth and height in early adolescence: a prospective birth cohort study Tamanho ao nascer e altura no início da adolescência: um estudo de coorte prospectivo

• Main Authors: Cora L. P. Araújo (Author), Pedro C. Hallal (Author), Gisele A. Nader (Author), Ana Maria B. Menezes (Author), Cesar G. Victora (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between size at birth (birthweight and birth length) and height in early adolescence in a prospective birth cohort study in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Interviews were carried out in 1993, including measurements of birthweight and length,...