Maternal regulation of fetal development and health in adult life

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-150

  Godfrey, Keith M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal development; Small birth size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0032104680     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00060-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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