Maternal Malaria, Birth Size and Blood Pressure in Nigerian Newborns: Insights into the Developmental Origins of Hypertension from the Ibadan Growth Cohort

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is an increasing health issue in sub-Saharan Africa where malaria remains common in pregnancy. We established a birth cohort in Nigeria to evaluate the early impact of maternal malaria on newborn blood pressure (BP). METHODS: Anthropometric measurements, BP, blood films for...

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Autores principales: Ayoola, Omolola O., Gemmell, Isla, Omotade, Olayemi O., Adeyanju, Olusoji A., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Clayton, Peter Ellis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21931749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024548

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21931749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024548

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