Preterm birth-an emerging risk factor for adult hypertension?

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-187

  Norman, Mikael ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Developmental programming; Hypertension; Low birth weight; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRAIT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953113289     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2010.02.009     Document Type: Review

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