Long-term health effects on the next generation of Ramadan fasting during pregnancy

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1246-1260

  Van Ewijk, Reyn ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fetal origins; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Prenatal exposure; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; FASTING; HEALTH IMPACT; ISLAMISM; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDONESIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOSLEM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RELIGION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THORAX PAIN; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FASTING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDONESIA; ISLAM; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

INDONESIA;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 81955162894     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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