Early life nutritional programming of health and disease in the Gambia

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 123-131

  Moore, S E ^a  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DOHaD; epigenetics; Gambia; immune programming; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84959500802     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174415007199     Document Type: Review

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