Impaired fetal growth, cardiovascular disease, and the need to move on

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 341-343

  Palinski, Wulf ^a   Napoli, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Editorials; Pregnancy; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BARKER POSTULATE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; FETUS GROWTH; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38349190707     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.750133     Document Type: Editorial

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