The origins of the developmental origins theory

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 261, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 412-417

  Barker, D J P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Coronary heart disease; Geographical studies

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILDHOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MODEL; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL NUTRITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; WALES;

EID: 34247168615     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01809.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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