The childhood environment and adult disease.
Modern technology has made possible epidemiological studies that relate aspects of neonatal health to disease in adult life. This symposium is the first to draw together information from this new research area. Explores links between early growth and the risk of high blood pressure, stroke and coron...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
| Published: |
Chichester, England ; New York :
Wiley,
1991.
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| Series: | Ciba Foundation symposium ;
156. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Modern technology has made possible epidemiological studies that relate aspects of neonatal health to disease in adult life. This symposium is the first to draw together information from this new research area. Explores links between early growth and the risk of high blood pressure, stroke and coronary heart disease in adult life; poor growth of babies and inadequate growth and nutrition of mothers; and levels of blood cholesterol and clotting factors. Other chapters consider the connections between early nutrition and adult immunocompetence and risk of allergic diseases; critical periods in t. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 243 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780470514047 0470514043 9780470514054 0470514051 1282347691 9781282347694 9786612347696 6612347694 |