Longitudinal study of birth weight and adult body mass index in predicting risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in women

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7500, 2005, Pages 1115-1118

  Rich Edwards, Janet W ^a   Kleinman, Ken ^a   Michels, Karin B ^b   Stampfer, Meir J ^c   Manson, JoAnn E ^b   Rexrode, Kathryn M ^b   Hibert, Eileen N ^b   Willett, Walter C ^c  

^a HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; ADOLESCENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; NEWBORN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18744399851     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38434.629630.E0     Document Type: Article

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