Size at birth and cardiovascular responses to psychological stressors: Evidence for prenatal programming in women

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2295-2301

  Ward, Alexandra M V ^a   Moore, Vivienne M ^b   Steptoe, Andrew ^c   Cockington, Richard A ^d   Robinson, Jeffrey S ^b   Phillips, David I W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Blood pressure; Epidemiology; Fetal programming; Human; Stress reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENTAL STRESS; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 10244240476     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200412000-00011     Document Type: Article

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