Effect of birth size and catch-up growth on adult blood pressure and carotid intima-media thickness

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 394-401

  Leunissen, R W J ^a   Kerkhof, G F ^a   Stijnen, T ^b   Hokken Koelega, A C S ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Catch up growth; Short stature; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATCH UP GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863113488     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338791     Document Type: Article

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