Is Slower Early Growth Beneficial for Long-Term Cardiovascular Health?

Circulation

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1108-1113

  Singhal, Atul ^a   Cole, Tim J ^a   Fewtrell, Mary ^a   Deanfield, John ^a   Lucas, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular diseases; Infants; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND; VASODILATATION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; VASODILATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 1542409912     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000118500.23649.DF     Document Type: Article

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