Developmental origins of hypertension: Biology meets statistics

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2356-2358

  Bagby, Susan P ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Nephrology and Hypertension   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FETUS GROWTH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33748091366     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2006070744     Document Type: Editorial

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