Size at birth and blood pressure in early adolescence: A prospective birth cohort study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 611-616

  Menezes, Ana M B ^a   Hallal, Pedro C ^a   Horta, Bernardo L ^a   Araújo, Cora L P ^a   De Fátima Vieira, Maria ^a   Neutzling, Marilda ^a   Barros, Fernando C ^b   Victora, Cesar G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Blood pressure; Chronic disease; Cohort studies; Hypertension; Infant, small for gestational age; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FLUID PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BRAZIL; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847354375     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk031     Document Type: Article

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