EDITORIAL: The developmental origins of adult disease

[1] Barker DJP(1989)Weight in infancy and death from ischaemic heart disease Lancet 2 577-580

[2] Osmond C(1991)Fetal and infant growth and impaired glucose tolerance at age 64 Br Med J 303 1019-1022

[3] Winter PD(1996)Birthweight, body mass index in middle age, and incident coronary heart disease Lancet 348 1478-1480

[4] Margetts B(1997)Birth weight and risk of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of women followed up since 1976 Br Med J 315 396-400

[5] Simmonds SJ.(1996)Fetal growth and coronary heart disease in South India Lancet 348 1269-1273

[6] Hales CN(1998)Reduced fetal growth rate and increased risk of death from ischaemic heart disease: Cohort study of 15,000 Swedish men and women born 1915-1929 Br Med J 317 241-245

[7] Barker DJP(2003)Early adiposity rebound in childhood and risk of type 2 diabetes in adult life Diabetologia 46 190-194

[8] Clark PMS(2001)Early growth and coronary heart disease in later life: Longitudinal study Br Med J 322 949-953

[9] Frankel S(2000)The role of size at birth and postnatal catch-up growth in determining systolic blood pressure: A systematic review of the literature J Hypertens 18 815-831

[10] Elwood P(2002)Fetal origins of adult disease: Strength of effects and biological basis Int J Epidemiol 31 1235-1239

[1] Barker DJP(1989)Weight in infancy and death from ischaemic heart disease Lancet 2 577-580

[2] Osmond C(1991)Fetal and infant growth and impaired glucose tolerance at age 64 Br Med J 303 1019-1022

[3] Winter PD(1996)Birthweight, body mass index in middle age, and incident coronary heart disease Lancet 348 1478-1480

[4] Margetts B(1997)Birth weight and risk of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of women followed up since 1976 Br Med J 315 396-400

[5] Simmonds SJ.(1996)Fetal growth and coronary heart disease in South India Lancet 348 1269-1273

[6] Hales CN(1998)Reduced fetal growth rate and increased risk of death from ischaemic heart disease: Cohort study of 15,000 Swedish men and women born 1915-1929 Br Med J 317 241-245

[7] Barker DJP(2003)Early adiposity rebound in childhood and risk of type 2 diabetes in adult life Diabetologia 46 190-194

[8] Clark PMS(2001)Early growth and coronary heart disease in later life: Longitudinal study Br Med J 322 949-953

[9] Frankel S(2000)The role of size at birth and postnatal catch-up growth in determining systolic blood pressure: A systematic review of the literature J Hypertens 18 815-831

[10] Elwood P(2002)Fetal origins of adult disease: Strength of effects and biological basis Int J Epidemiol 31 1235-1239