Maternal age in pregnancy and offspring blood pressure in childhood in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 893-900

  Roberts, R J ^a   Leary, S D ^b   Smith, G Davey ^b   Ness, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Large cohort study; Maternal age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL AGE;

EID: 27844468151     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001915     Document Type: Article

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