Birthweight, childhood social class, and change in adult blood pressure in the 1946 British birth cohort
The LancetPublished 1 October 2003
Rebecca Hardy, Diana Kuh, Claudia Langenberg, Michael Wadsworth
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Findings suggest that weight control throughout life is key to prevention of raised blood pressure during middle age, and understanding the link between the early childhood socioeconomic environment and adult obesity could make this strategy more effective.
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These findings suggest that weight control throughout life is key to prevention of raised blood pressure during middle age. Understanding the link between the early childhood socioeconomic environment and adult obesity could make this strategy more effective.
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