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Infectious Diseases in Children and Body Mass Index in Young Adults

In a cohort of 1,863 Filipinos, diarrhea, fever, and unsanitary conditions in infancy were associated with a decreased body mass index in adulthood; upper respiratory tract infection was associated with an increased body mass index. These finding support the hypothesis that infections early in life...

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Autores principales: Suh, Gina, Ley, Catherine, Parsonnet, Julie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22932124
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1809.111821