Birth weight and risk of coronary heart disease in adults: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wang, S F ^a,b   Shu, L ^a   Sheng, J ^a   Mu, M ^a   Wang, S ^a   Tao, X Y ^a,b   Xu, S J ^a,b   Tao, F B ^a,b  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI PROVINCIAL KEY LABORATORY OF POPULATION HEALTH AND ARISTOGENICS   (China)

Author keywords

a meta analysis; birth weight; coronary disease; coronary heart disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908609661     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174414000440     Document Type: Review

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