Weight gain in pregnancy, triceps skinfold thickness, and blood pressure, in offspring

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-107

  Clark, Phillipa M ^a,b   Atton, C ^a   Law, C M ^a   Shiell, A ^a   Godfrey, K ^a   Barker, D J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031982726     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00581-4     Document Type: Article

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