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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Environment International |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018305725 |