The associations of high birth weight with blood pressure and hypertension in later life: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hypertension Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 725-735

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Liu, Shang Jing ^a   Fu, Guang Jian ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a   Xie, Yao Jie ^b   Zhang, Yi ^a   Wang, Ying Xiong ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

blood pressure; high birth weight; meta analysis; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881423062     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2013.33     Document Type: Article

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