No consistent association between birthweight and parental risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 950-953

  Adams, J ^a   Pearce, M S ^b   White, M ^a   Unwin, N C ^b   Parker, L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cohort study; Diabetes; Fetal insulin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INHERITANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; STROKE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 21744440892     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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