Relationships between birthweight and biomarkers of chronic disease in childhood: Aboriginal birth cohort study 1987-2001

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 548-556

  Sayers, Susan ^a   Singh, Gurmeet ^a   Mott, Susan ^b   McDonnell, Joseph ^a   Hoy, Wendy ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Birthweight; Blood pressure; Childhood weight; Glucose; Kidney size; Lipids; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KIDNEY SIZE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEINS; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 70350006663     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2009.01071.x     Document Type: Article

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