Fetal nutritional origins of adult diseases: Challenges for epidemiological research

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 767-771

  Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 58249112740     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-008-9304-9     Document Type: Note

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