Size at birth and blood pressure at 3 years of age: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ALSPAC)

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 730-739

  Whincup, Peter H ^a   Bredow, Maria ^b   Payne, Fiona ^c   Sadler, Sue ^d   Golding, Jean ^d  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b King's Square House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Blood pressure; Child; Cohort studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033561417     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009882     Document Type: Article

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