Maternal investment, lifehistory strategy of the offspring and adult chronic disease risk in South Asian women in the UK

Evolution, Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 2016, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 133-145

  Wells, Jonathan C K ^a   Yao, Pallas ^a   Williams, Jane E ^a   Gayner, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body composition; Growth; Life history theory; Maternal investmen; Menarche

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LIFE HISTORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RESTING METABOLIC RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH ASIAN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85016174025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20506201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/EMPH/EOW011     Document Type: Article

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