Journal article
Maternal and child factors associated with bone length traits in children at 3 years of age
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Exposure to sub-optimal maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy has been linked to inadequate in utero bone growth with potential for post-natal deficits, but reported findings are inconsistent. Possible reasons include measurement error in assessing bone length/height, or lack of adjustment for confounding variables such as maternal/infant diet, physical activity and season of birth. The objective of this study was to determine …
Authors
Beardsall A; Perreault M; Farncombe T; Vanniyasingam T; Thabane L; Teo KK; Atkinson SA
Journal
Bone, Vol. 127, , pp. 1–8
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.bone.2019.05.025
ISSN
8756-3282