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Cardiovascular risk factors in parents of short children born small for gestational age.
Pediatric research - 1 Jul 2008
De Kort Sandra W K, Van Dijk Marije, Willemsen Ruben H, Ester Wietske A, Viet Lucie, De Rijke Yolanda B, Hokken-Koelega Anita C S
Abstract excerpt
Small for gestational age (SGA) children have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors at a young age. It is not known whether this increased risk is caused by their size at birth, a familial predisposition for cardiovascular disease or smallness at birth or a combination of these factors. The cardiovascular risk profile of parents of SGA children is unknown. We compared anthropometry, blood pressure,...
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