The thrifty phenotype hypothesis

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue , 2001, Pages 5-20

  Hales, C Nicholas ^a   Barker, David J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INFANT NUTRITION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0035704552     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/60.1.5     Document Type: Article

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