Early life diarrhoea and later blood pressure in a developing country: The 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-165

  Batty, G D ^a   Horta, B L ^b   Smith, G Davey ^c   Barros, F C ^d   Victora, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d World Health Organisation   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ADOLESCENCE; BLOOD; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HYPERTENSION; SANITATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

BRAZIL; PELOTAS; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 59949094579     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.077818     Document Type: Article

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