Seasonality and ambient temperature at time of conception in term-born individuals – influences on cardiovascular disease and obesity in adult life

Background. The influence of environmental conditions early in life – including temperature and season – on health later in life has so far not attracted much attention. Objective. Using data from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study of 13,345 men and women, the influence of tempera...

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Main Authors: Nadja Schreier, Elena Moltchanova, Tom Forsén, Eero Kajantie, Johan G. Eriksson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-10-01
Series:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
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Online Access:http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/download/21466/pdf_1