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Early life diarrhoea and later blood pressure in a developing country: the 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study

BACKGROUND: It has recently been hypothesised that acute dehydration in early childhood may “programme” increased blood pressure via salt retention. We examined whether there was an association between episodes of diarrhoea (a proxy for acute dehydration) and later measured blood pressure. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Batty, G D, Horta, B L, Smith, G Davey, Barros, F C, Victora, C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2613437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18801796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2008.077818