Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 395-402 , May 2008

Does Cigarette Use Influence Adiposity or Height in Adolescence?

  • Jennifer O'Loughlin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montréal
    • Centre de recherche du CHUM, Montréal
    • Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montréal
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr J. O'Loughlin, PhD, Centre de recherche du CHUM, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montréal, 3875 rue Saint Urbain, First Floor, Montréal, QC, H2W 1V1, Canada. Tel.: (514) 890-8000, ext. 15858; fax: (514) 412-7137.
    • ,
  • Igor Karp, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montréal
    • Centre de recherche du CHUM, Montréal
    • Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal
    • Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Montréal General Hospital
    • ,
  • Melanie Henderson, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Ste-Justine Hospital Montréal
    • Department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
    • ,
  • Katherine Gray-Donald, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montréal

Received 5 July 2007 ,Accepted 30 December 2007.

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 This research was funded by the National Cancer Institute of Canada with funds from the Canadian Cancer Society and by an Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement Grant from the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative. J.O'L. holds a Canada Research Chair in the Early Determinants of Adult Chronic Disease. I.K. held a postdoctoral fellowship from GENESIS during his work on this article.

PII: S1047-2797(08)00011-2

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.12.010

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 395-402 , May 2008

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