Could cortisol explain the association between birth weight and cardiovascular disease in later life? A meta-analysis

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 811-817

  van Montfoort, N ^a   Finken, M J J ^a   le Cessie, S ^a   Dekker, F W ^a   Wit, J M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 29644438755     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02050     Document Type: Article

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