Preterm birth and carotid diameter and stiffness in childhood

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 434-437

  Bonamy, Anna Karin Edstedt ^a,c   Andolf, Ellika ^b   Martin, Helena ^a   Norman, Mikael ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial distensibility; Blood pressure; Preterm; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STROKE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 41149113126     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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