Early life stress and blood pressure levels in late adulthood

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 90-94

  Alastalo, H ^a,b   Raikkonen K ^b   Pesonen, A K ^b,c   Osmond, C ^d   Barker, D J P ^e,f   Heinonen, K ^b   Kajantie, E ^a,c   Eriksson, J G ^a,b,g,h,i  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

ⁱ VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

diastolic blood pressure; early life stress; programming; systolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAR;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84872156374     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2012.6     Document Type: Article

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