Inborn, but not hereditary: The importance of intrauterine life for adult diseases;Fetalzeit und spätere gesundheit: Das beispiel intrauterine wachstumsrestriktion

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 644-650

  Beinder, Ernst ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Fetal origin; Hypertension; Placental insufficiency; Programming of disease

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HEMODYNAMICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 34247550245     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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