Why are human newborns so fat? Relationship between fatness and brain size at birth.

Correia HR, Balseiro SC, Correia ER, Mota PG, de Areia ML

DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10233
Published: 2004 Jan-Feb
Container: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council
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@article{allodium:10.1002/ajhb.10233,
  title = {Why are human newborns so fat? Relationship between fatness and brain size at birth.},
  author = {Correia HR and Balseiro SC and Correia ER and Mota PG and de Areia ML},
  year = {2004},
  journal = {American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council},
  doi = {10.1002/ajhb.10233},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.10233}
}

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AU  - Mota PG
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DO  - 10.1002/ajhb.10233
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HR, C., SC, B., ER, C., PG, M., & ML, D. A. (2004). Why are human newborns so fat? Relationship between fatness and brain size at birth.. American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.10233

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