Failure to realise growth potential in utero and adult obesity in relation to blood pressure in 50 year old Swedish men

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7028, 1996, Pages 401-406

  Leon, David A ^a   Koupilova, Ilona ^a   Lithell, Hans O ^b   Berglund, Lars ^b   Mohsen, Rawya ^b   Vågerö, Denny ^c   Lithell, Ulla Britt ^b   McKeigue, Paul M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CORONARY RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030019831     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7028.401     Document Type: Article

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