Estimated birth weight and adult cardiovascular risk factors in a developing southern Chinese population: a cross sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Birth weight is negatively associated with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, but the associations are less well-established in developing populations where birth weight is often unavailable. We studied the association of birth we...

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Main Authors: Zhang WS, Au Yeung SL, Cowling BJ, Lam TH, Jiang CQ, Schooling CM, Cheng KK, Leung GM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/270