Birth weight and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 849-857

  Harder, Thomas ^a   Rodekamp, Elke ^a   Schellong, Karen ^a   Dudenhausen, Joachim W ^a   Plagemann, Andreas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIABETES; HEALTH RISK; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34047225872     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk071     Document Type: Article

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