Cohort Profile: Pacific Islands Families (Pif) Growth Study, Auckland, New Zealand
Cohort Profile: Pacific Islands Families (Pif) Growth Study, Auckland, New Zealand
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Date
2016
Authors
Rush, E
Oliver, M
Plank, LD
Taylor, S
Iusitini, L
Jalili-Moghaddam, S
Savila, F
Paterson, J
Tautolo, E
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Journal Article
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BMJ Publishing
Abstract
This article profiles a birth cohort of Pacific children participating in an observational prospective study and describes the study protocol used at ages 14-15 years to investigate how food and activity patterns, metabolic risk and family and built environment are related to rates of physical growth of Pacific children.
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Birth cohort , Body size , Food habits , Growth , Physical activity
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BMJ Open 2016;6:e013407. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013407
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