Early life determinants of adult blood pressure

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-264

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Smith, George Davey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult blood pressure; Childhood; Intrauterine growth; Life course epidemiology; Postnatal growth

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SMOKING; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SODIUM INTAKE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 18844447433     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mnh.0000165893.13620.2b     Document Type: Review

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