Obesity at the age of 50 y in men and women exposed to famine prenatally

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 811-816

  Ravelli, Anita C J ^b   Van Der Meulen, Jan H P ^a   Osmond, Clive ^b   Barker, David J P ^b   Bleker, Otto P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Critical period; Maternal nutrition; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Programming; Reduced fetal growth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0032716565     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.5.811     Document Type: Article

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