The association between birthweight and current blood pressure: A cross-sectional study in an Australian Aboriginal community

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 532-535

  Singh, Gurmeet R ^a   Hoy, Wendy E ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0344082038     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05679.x     Document Type: Article

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