Life course path analysis of birth weight, childhood growth, and adult systolic blood pressure

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1167-1178

  Gamborg, Michael ^a   Andersen, Per Kragh ^b   Baker, Jennifer L ^b   Budtz Jørgensen, Esben ^b   Jørgensen, Torben ^b   Jensen, Gorm ^b   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^b  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Birth weight; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Child; Epidemiologic methods; Growth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILD HEALTH; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; MENS HEALTH; SIZE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE COURSE PATH ANALYSIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 65949093721     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp047     Document Type: Article

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