Invited commentary: Association between restricted fetal growth and adult chronic disease: Is it causal? Is it important?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 605-608

  Kramer, M S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT DISEASE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THEORY;

ADULT; ANIMAL; CAUSALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EMBRYO AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN;

EID: 0034307188     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.7.605     Document Type: Note

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