Maternal hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and self-reported cognitive impairment of the offspring 70 years later: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 200.e1-200.e9

  Tuovinen, Soile ^a   Eriksson, Johan G ^a,b,c,d   Kajantie, Eero ^a,b   Lahti, Jari ^a   Pesonen, Anu Katriina ^a   Heinonen, Kati ^a   Osmond, Clive ^e   Barker, David J P ^e,f   Räikkönen, Katri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^d VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adulthood; cognitive impairment; hypertensive disorders in pregnancy; offspring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84874788342     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.12.017     Document Type: Article

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