Kate Northstone

Complementary or alternative? The use of homeopathic products and antibiotics amongst pre-school children (2008)

Wye, Lesley, Hay, Alastair D, Northstone, Kate, Bishop, Jackie, Headley, Judith, Thompson, Elizabeth

Abstract Background Any intervention to reduce the inappropriate use of antibiotics for infections in children has the potential to reduce the selective pressure on antimicrobial resistance and...

Earlier Mother's Age at Menarche Predicts Rapid Infancy Growth and Childhood Obesity (2007)

Ken K Ong, Kate Northstone, Jonathan CK Wells, Carol Rubin, Andy R Ness, Jean Golding, ...

BackgroundEarly menarche tends to be preceded by rapid infancy weight gain and is associated with increased childhood and adult obesity risk. As age at menarche is a heritable trait, we hypothesised...

Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks (2003)

Rutter, Michael, Thorpe, Karen J., Greenwood, Rosemary, Northstone, Kate, Golding, Jean

Background:Twins tend to lag behind singletons in their language development, but the causes were unknown. The possibilities suggested include obstetric complications, twin-specific features, and...

Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks (2003)

Rutter, Michael, Thorpe, Karen, Greenwood, Rosemary, Northstone, Kate, Golding, Jean

Background:Twins tend to lag behind singletons in their language development, but the causes were unknown. The possibilities suggested include obstetric complications, twin-specific features, and...

Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks (2003)

Rutter, Michael, Thorpe, Karen J., Greenwood, Rosemary, Northstone, Kate, Golding, Jean

Background:Twins tend to lag behind singletons in their language development, but the causes were unknown. The possibilities suggested include obstetric complications, twin-specific features, and...

Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks (2003)

Rutter, Michael, Thorpe, Karen J., Greenwood, Rosemary, Northstone, Kate, Golding, Jean

Background:Twins tend to lag behind singletons in their language development, but the causes were unknown. The possibilities suggested include obstetric complications, twin-specific features, and...

Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks (2003)

Rutter, Michael, Thorpe, Karen J., Greenwood, Rosemary, Northstone, Kate, Golding, Jean

Background:Twins tend to lag behind singletons in their language development, but the causes were unknown. The possibilities suggested include obstetric complications, twin-specific features, and...

Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks (2003)

Rutter, Michael, Thorpe, Karen J., Greenwood, Rosemary, Northstone, Kate, Golding, Jean

Background:Twins tend to lag behind singletons in their language development, but the causes were unknown. The possibilities suggested include obstetric complications, twin-specific features, and...

Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks (2003)

Rutter, Michael, Thorpe, Karen J., Greenwood, Rosemary, Northstone, Kate, Golding, Jean

Background:Twins tend to lag behind singletons in their language development, but the causes were unknown. The possibilities suggested include obstetric complications, twin-specific features, and...

Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks (2003)

Rutter, Michael, Thorpe, Karen J., Greenwood, Rosemary, Northstone, Kate, Golding, Jean

Background:Twins tend to lag behind singletons in their language development, but the causes were unknown. The possibilities suggested include obstetric complications, twin-specific features, and...

Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks (2003)

Rutter, Michael, Thorpe, Karen J., Greenwood, Rosemary, Northstone, Kate, Golding, Jean

Background:Twins tend to lag behind singletons in their language development, but the causes were unknown. The possibilities suggested include obstetric complications, twin-specific features, and...

Earlier Mother's Age at Menarche Predicts Rapid Infancy Growth and Childhood Obesity

Ong, Ken K, Northstone, Kate, Wells, Jonathan CK, Rubin, Carol, Ness, Andy R, Golding, Jean, ...

Earlier age at menarche may be a transgenerational marker of faster growth, particularly during infancy, leading to taller childhood stature but earlier maturation and hence shorter adult stature.