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Prenatal lead exposure modifies the effect of shorter gestation on increased blood pressure in children
BACKGROUND: High blood pressure (BP) in childhood is frequently renal in origin and a risk factor for adult hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Shorter gestations are a known risk factor for increased BP in adults and children, due in part to a nephron deficit in children born preterm. As nephr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6354251/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30145310 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.038 |