Placental weight, birth measurements, and blood pressure at age 8 years

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 538-541

  Moore, V M ^a   Miller, A G ^b   Boulton, T J C ^b   Cockington, R A ^b   Hamilton Craig, I ^b   Magarey, A M ^b   Robinson, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

birth weight; blood pressure; placental weight

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0029679865     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.74.6.538     Document Type: Article

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