The shape of the placental surface at birth and colorectal cancer in later life

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 566-568

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

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g Vasa Central Hospital   (Finland)

^h FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

ⁱ HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84879461646     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22409     Document Type: Article

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