Fetal origins of coronary heart disease

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Summary

The fetal origins hypothesis states that fetal undernutrition in middle to late gestation, which leads to disproportionate fetal growth, programmes later coronary heart disease.

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review
Published
1995-07-15
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Keywords

Fetus, Malnutrition, Coronary heart disease, Pregnancy, Medicine

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