Children of Low Socioeconomic Status Show Accelerated Linear Growth in Early Childhood; Results from the Generation R Study

Lindsay M. Silva; Lenie van Rossem; Pauline W. Jansen; Anita C. S. Hokken-Koelega; Henriëtte A. Moll; Albert Hofman; Johan P. Mackenbach; Vincent W. V. Jaddoe; Hein Raat

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037356

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Children of Low Socioeconomic Status Show Accelerated Linear Growth in Early Childhood; Results from the Generation R Study

Lindsay M. Silva ,

* E-mail: l.silva@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliations The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Lenie van Rossem,

Affiliations The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Pauline W. Jansen,

Affiliations The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Anita C. S. Hokken-Koelega,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Henriëtte A. Moll,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Albert Hofman,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Johan P. Mackenbach,

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,

Affiliations The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Hein Raat

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Children of Low Socioeconomic Status Show Accelerated Linear Growth in Early Childhood; Results from the Generation R Study

Lindsay M. Silva,
Lenie van Rossem,
Pauline W. Jansen,
Anita C. S. Hokken-Koelega,
Henriëtte A. Moll,
Albert Hofman,
Johan P. Mackenbach,
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,
Hein Raat

Published: May 23, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037356

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