The society for social medicine John Pemberton Lecture 2011. Developmental overnutrition-an old hypothesis with new importance

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-29

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Causality; Developmental overnutrition; Diabetes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RELEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; MOTHER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PUERPERIUM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOCIAL MEDICINE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OVERNUTRITION; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84875601102     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys209     Document Type: Editorial

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