Foetal and childhood growth and asthma in adult life

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 732-738

  Barker, David J P ^a,b,c   Osmond, Clive ^b   Forsén, Tom J ^d,e   Thornburg, Kent L ^a   Kajantie, Eero ^f,g   Eriksson, Johan G ^d,f,h,i,j  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e Vasa Health Care Centre   (Finland)

^f NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

ⁱ HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^j VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

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Author keywords

Asthma; Birthweight; Childhood growth; Childhood living conditions; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FINLAND; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PLACENTAL SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SMOKING;

EID: 84878599954     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12257     Document Type: Article

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