Invited commentary: Timing and types of cardiovascular risk factors in relation to offspring birth weight

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1365-1367

  Ness, Roberta B ^a,b,c   Catov, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular diseases; Glucose; Lipids; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH; GLUCOSE; HEALTH RISK; HERITABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIPID; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PREECLAMPSIA; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PROGENY; REVIEW;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIPIDS; MALE; NORWAY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 36749082328     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm314     Document Type: Review

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