An early life factors responsible for international differences in adult blood pressure? An ecological study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 649-654

  Owen, Christopher G ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^a   Cook, Derek G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Blood pressure; Infant mortality

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH STATUS; INFANT MORTALITY;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

EID: 20744432187     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi046     Document Type: Article

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