Low birthweight increases risk for cardiovascular disease hospitalisations in a remote Indigenous Australian community - A prospective cohort study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue , 2016, Pages S102-S106

  Arnold, Luke ^a   Hoy, Wendy ^a   Wang, Zhiqiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

adult; birthweight; cardiovascular disease; hypertension; Indigenous Australians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84939611654     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12426     Document Type: Article

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