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Birth order progressively affects childhood height.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Sept 2013
Savage Tim, Derraik José G B, Miles Harriet L, Mouat Fran, Cutfield Wayne S, Hofman Paul L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is evidence suggesting that first-born children and adults are anthropometrically different to later-borns. Thus, we aimed to assess whether birth order was associated with changes in growth and metabolism in childhood. METHODS: We studied 312 healthy prepubertal children: 157 first-borns and 155 later-borns. Children were aged 3-10 years, born 37-41 weeks gestation, and of birth weight...
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