Socioeconomic differences in children’s growth trajectories from infancy to early adulthood: evidence from four European countries

Background Height is regarded as a marker of early-life illness, adversity, nutrition and psychosocial stress, but the extent to which differences in height are determined by early-life socioeconomic circumstances, particularly in contemporary populations, is unclear. This study examined socioeconom...

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Main Author: McCrory, C (author)
Other Authors: O'Leary, N (author), Fraga, S (author), Ribeiro, AI (author), Barros, H (author), Kartiosuo, N (author), Raitakari, O (author), Kivimäki, M (author), Vineis, P (author), Layte, R (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10216/112096
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/112096