Blood pressure in relation to birth weight in twins and singleton controls matched for gestational age

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 150-155

  McNeill, Geraldine ^a   Tuya, Chuluuntulga ^a   Campbell, Doris M ^a   Haggarty, Paul ^a,b   Smith, W Cairns S ^a   Masson, Lindsey F ^a   Cumming, Alastair ^a   Broom, Ian ^c   Haites, Neva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Blood pressure; Twins

Indexed keywords

WEIGHT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SMOKING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0038156470     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg130     Document Type: Article

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