Exposure to the Chinese famine in early life and the risk of anaemia in adulthood

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Shi, Zumin ^a,b   Zhang, Cuilin ^c   Zhou, Minghao ^a   Zhen, Shiqi ^a   Taylor, Anne W ^b  

^a JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Anemia; Chinese famine; Fetal exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; STARVATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STARVATION;

EID: 84884747952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-904     Document Type: Article

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