Association between Birth Interval and Cardiovascular Outcomes at 30 Years of Age: A Prospective Cohort Study from Brazil.

Birth interval is an important and potentially modifiable factor that is associated with child health. Whether an association exists with longer-term outcomes in adults is less well known.Using the 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study, the association of birth interval with markers of cardiovasc...

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Main Authors: D Devakumar, P C Hallal, B L Horta, F C Barros, J C K Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4758625?pdf=render