Growth in utero and during childhood among women who develop coronary heart disease: Longitudinal study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7222, 1999, Pages 1403-1407

  Forsen T ^a   Eriksson, J G ^a   Tuomilehto, J ^a   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

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033610617     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7222.1403     Document Type: Article

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