Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6171830 | Early Human Development | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Lifecourse analysis using path models has enabled to evaluate the role of mediators in the associations of maternal smoking during pregnancy and birth weight with bone mass in the offspring, thus generating improved understanding of the etiology of bone health and the importance of early life experiences.
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Authors
Jeovany MartÃnez-Mesa, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Laura D. Howe, Fernando Cesar Wehrmeister, Ludmila Correia Muniz, David Alejandro González-Chica, Maria Cecilia Assunção, Helen Gonçalves, Fernando C. Barros,