Open AccessWeight at Birth and Infancy in Relation to Adult Leukocyte Count: A Population-Based Study of 5619 Men and Women Followed from the Fetal Period to Adulthood
Author(s) -
Dexter Canoy,
Anneli Pouta,
Aimo Ruokonen,
Anna-Liisa Hartikainen,
Pekka Saikku,
MarjoRiitta Järvelin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-2545
Subject(s) - medicine , birth weight , population , gestational age , cohort , cohort study , confidence interval , body mass index , pregnancy , physiology , biology , genetics , environmental health
Impaired fetal growth is associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease and diabetes in adulthood, but the underlying mechanism is unclear.
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