Fetal origins of cardiovascular disease

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 3-6

  Barker, David J P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood growth; Coronary heart disease; Fetal adaptations; Fetal growth; Maternal body size; Non insulin dependent diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032893841     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890.1999.11904392     Document Type: Conference Paper

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