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Normal and Abnormal Fetal Growth
1 Jan 2006
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The fetal origins of adult disease hypothesis suggests that poor intrauterine growth is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The hypothesis goes on to implicate different growth 'phenotypes', particularly disproportionate growth, in the determination of the type of cardiovascular disease that develops. Analysis of the antenatal growth of a low-risk pregnancy population does not identify...
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