Early life stress and later health outcomes-findings from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-116

  Eriksson, Mia ^a,b   Räikkönen, Katri ^a   Eriksson, Johan G ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84894269481     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22502     Document Type: Review

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