Early life exposure to poor nutrition and infectious diseases and its effects on the health of older Puerto Rican adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  McEniry, Mary ^a   Palloni, Alberto ^b   Dávila, Ana Luisa ^c   Gurucharri, Alberto García ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Early life exposure; Heart disease; Older adult health; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 57749178190     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.6.S337     Document Type: Article

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