Relation between birth weight at term and systolic blood pressure in adolescence

BMJ

Volumn 308, Issue 6936, 1994, Pages 1074-

  Matthes, J W A ^a   Lewis, P A ^a   Davies, D P ^a   Bethel, J A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYSTOLE; WALES;

EID: 0028779098     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6936.1074     Document Type: Article

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