Catch-up growth in childhood and death from coronary heart disease: Longitudinal study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7181, 1999, Pages 427-431

  Eriksson, J G ^a   Forsen T ^a   Tuomilehto, J ^a   Winter, P D ^b   Osmond, C ^b   Barker, D J P ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILD GROWTH; DEATH; FAMILY SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT;

EID: 0033550681     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7181.427     Document Type: Article

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