Evidence for sex differences in fetal programming of physiological stress reactivity in infancy

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 879-888

  Tibu, Florin ^a   Hill, Jonathan ^a   Sharp, Helen ^b   Marshall, Kate ^a   Glover, Vivette ^c   Pickles, Andrew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931341931     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579414000194     Document Type: Article

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