Birth size and childhood growth as determinants of physical functioning in older age: the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on November 09, 2011

Authors

Mikaela B von Bonsdorff1, Taina Rantanen, Sarianna Sipilä, Minna K Salonen, Eero Kajantie, Clive Osmond, David J P Barker, Johan G Eriksson

Author Affiliations

1: Gerontology Research Centre, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland. mikaela.vonbonsdorff@jyu.fi

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