Titre :
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Are early life factors responsible for international differences in adult blood pressure ? An ecological study. (2005)
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Auteurs :
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Christopher-G OWEN ;
Derek-G COOK ;
Peter-H WHINCUP ;
St George's Hospital Medical School. Department of Community Health Sciences. Cranmer Terrace. London. GBR
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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International journal of epidemiology (vol. 34, n° 3, 2005)
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Pagination :
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649-654
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Adulte
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Homme
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Hypertension artérielle
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Pression artérielle
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Poids naissance
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Nourrisson
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Mortalité
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Epidémiologie
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Etude comparée
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Appareil circulatoire [pathologie]
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS bKR0xZ5h. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : Although low birthweight has been related to higher mean blood pressure in individuals, there have been very few studies on the contribution of the'fetal origins hypothesis'to international variations in mean blood pressure. Methods : Standardized data on mean blood pressure levels in adults aged 20-29 years (available from the INTERSALT study countries) were related to data on mean birthweight and infant mortality rates (IMRs) approximately 25 years earlier (available from the World Health Organization and the United Nations statistics for 24 of these countries). Results : Population mean systolic pressure was inversely correlated with IMR (r=-0.66, P
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