Weight 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

Impaired fetal growth is associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease and diabetes in adulthood, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. The objective of the study was to examine the relation between early growth (weight at birth and first year) and adult total leukocyte count, the pri...

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Published in:	The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 94; no. 6; p. 1916
Main Authors:	Canoy, Dexter, Pouta, Anneli, Ruokonen, Aimo, Hartikainen, Anna-Liisa, Saikku, Pekka, Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.06.2009
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Adult Children Birth Weight - physiology Child Child Development - physiology Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Female Fetal Blood - cytology Fetal Growth Retardation - blood Fetal Growth Retardation - physiopathology Finland Follow-Up Studies Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Leukocyte Count Male Population Pregnancy Young Adult Finland
ISSN:	1945-7197, 1945-7197
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