Being an Only or Last-Born Child Increases Later Risk of Obesity

Number of siblings, birth order, and childhood overweight: a population-based cross-sectional study in Japan

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Associations of Birth Order With Early Growth and Adolescent Height, Body Composition, and Blood Pressure: Prospective Birth Cohort From Brazil

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Parity and low birth weight and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analyses

(2010) Prakesh S. Shah   ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

Family stress and BMI in young children

(2010) C Stenhammar et al.   ACTA PAEDIATRICA

Does lower birth order amplify the association between high socioeconomic status and central adiposity in young adult Filipino males?

(2010) D L Dahly et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

First-Borns Carry a Higher Metabolic Risk in Early Adulthood: Evidence from a Prospective Cohort Study

(2010) Mario Siervo et al.   PLoS One

Tracking of obesity and physical activity from childhood to adulthood: The Physical Activity Longitudinal Study

(2009) Katya M. Herman et al.   International Journal of Pediatric Obesity