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The association between birthweight and current blood pressure:, a cross-sectional study on an Australian Aboriginal comunity /c Gurmeet R. Singh and Wendy E. Hoy

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The association between birthweight and current blood pressure:, a cross-sectional study on an Australian Aboriginal comunity /c Gurmeet R. Singh and Wendy E. Hoy
Language
eng
Bibliography note
References: p.535
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The association between birthweight and current blood pressure:
Sub title
a cross-sectional study on an Australian Aboriginal comunity /c Gurmeet R. Singh and Wendy E. Hoy
Summary
Study of the correlation between low birth weight and the development of high blood pressure and increased body mass in an Aboriginal population, NT; statistical characteristics of the study population; finds a negative relationship between birthweight and the development of blood pressure; argues that current levels of chronic disease are the product of the survival of low birth weight children; suggests that improving birth weight will reduce the overall level of chronic disease in the long term
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