Epidemiological challenges in studying the fetal origins of adult chronic disease

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 294-299

  Gillman, Matthew W ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiological study design; Fetal growth; Fetal origins of adult disease; Fetal programming; Gene environment interaction; Lifecourse; Nutrition; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE;

ADULT DISEASE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD GROWTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0036105492     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intjepid/31.2.294     Document Type: Review

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