Prenatal and childhood growth, and hospitalization for alcohol use disorders in adulthood: the Helsinki birth cohort study.

Prenatal and childhood growth, and hospitalization for alcohol use disorders in adulthood: the Helsinki birth cohort study.

Small birth size - an indicator of a sub-optimal prenatal environment - and variation in growth after birth have been associated with non-communicable diseases in later life. We tested whether birth size or growth in childhood associated with the risk of hospital admission for alcohol use disorders...

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Main Authors: Jari Lahti, Marius Lahti, Anu-Katriina Pesonen, Kati Heinonen, Eero Kajantie, Tom Forsén, Kristian Wahlbeck, Clive Osmond, David J P Barker, Johan G Eriksson, Katri Räikkönen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3906150?pdf=render

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