Evidence for genetic factors explaining the birth weight-blood pressure relation: Analysis in twins

Hypertension

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1008-1012

  IJzerman, Richard G ^a,b   Stehouwer, Coen D A ^a,b   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Genetics; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0033664766     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.36.6.1008     Document Type: Article

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