Infancy and childhood growth and physical activity in adolescence: prospective birth cohort study from Brazil

• Main Authors: Hallal Pedro C (Author), Dumith Samuel C (Author), Ekelund Ulf (Author), Reichert Felipe F (Author), Menezes Ana M B (Author), Victora Cesar G (Author), Wells Jonathan C K (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis suggests that intrauterine, infancy and early childhood variables play a key role at programming later health. However, little is known on the programming of behavioral varia...