Association of missing paternal demographics on infant birth certificates with perinatal risk factors for childhood obesity

Erika R. Cheng; Summer Sherburne Hawkins; Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman; Matthew W. Gillman; Elsie M. Taveras

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3110-1

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Association of missing paternal demographics on infant birth certificates with perinatal risk factors for childhood obesity

Erika R. Cheng, Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman, Matthew W. Gillman, Elsie M. Taveras

BioMed Central (2016) • Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 453-453

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Abstract

Missing paternal data on the birth certificate is associated with perinatal risk factors for childhood obesity. Efforts to understand and reduce obesity risk factors in early life may need to consider paternal factors.

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DOI

10.1186/s12889-016-3110-1

Language

English

Topic

Obesity

Keywords

Birth certificate, Medicine, Demography, Breastfeeding, Pregnancy, Obesity, Marital status, Logistic regression, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Population, Environmental health

Published

May 27, 2016

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181 citations

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7.99

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Association of missing paternal demographics on infant birth certificates with perinatal risk factors for childhood obesity

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