Impaired fetal growth and atherosclerosis of carotid and peripheral arteries

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9123, 1998, Pages 173-178

  Martyn, Christopher N ^a   Gale, Catharine R ^a   Jespersen, Susan ^a   Sherriff, Susan B ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; LEG ARTERY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032543912     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)10404-4     Document Type: Article

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