Heredity for hypertension influences intra-uterine growth and the relation between fetal growth and adult blood pressure

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1557-1561

  Melander, Olle ^a,b   Mattiasson, Ingrid ^a   Maršál, Karel ^a   Groop, Leif ^a   Hulthén, U Lennart ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Family history of hypertension; Intra uterine growth; Ponderal index; Primary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032759203     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199917110-00008     Document Type: Article

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