Open AccessMethodological challenges in studying the causal determinants of child growth
Author(s) -
Michael S. Kramer,
Xun Zhang,
Izzuddin M. Aris,
Mourad Dahhou,
Ashley I. Naimi,
Seungmi Yang,
Richard M. Martin,
Emily Oken,
Robert W. Platt
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyw090
Subject(s) - anthropometry , demography , body mass index , medicine , growth model , probit model , cohort , pediatrics , statistics , mathematics , mathematical economics , sociology
Previous studies of early life influences on later growth in childhood have varied in their analytical approaches, particularly with respect to 'adjustment' for differences in size at the beginning of the growth period examined.
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