Commentary: Birthweight and coronary heart disease in a historical cohort

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 886-887

  Barker, D J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NOTE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33749595433     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl151     Document Type: Note

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