Association between birth weight and adult blood pressure in twins: Historical cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7221, 1999, Pages 1330-1333

  Poulter, N R ^a   Chang, C L ^a   MacGregor, A J ^b   Snieder, H ^b   Spector, T D ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033589781     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7221.1330     Document Type: Article

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