Increased reproductive success of women after prenatal undernutrition

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2591-2595

  Painter, Rebecca C ^a   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^b   De Rooij, Susanne R ^a   Osmond, Clive ^c   Barker, David J P ^c,d   Roseboom, Tessa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental effects; Epidemiology; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDLESSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FETAL MALNUTRITION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TWINS;

EID: 54149084387     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den274     Document Type: Article

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