The Developmental Origins of Adult Disease

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue , 2004, Pages 588S-595S

  Barker, D J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Developmental origins of disease; Low birthweight; Maternal diet; Or developmental origins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL GROWTH; STROKE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 11844250659     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2004.10719428     Document Type: Article

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