Low birthweight and subsequent emotional and behavioural outcomes in 12-year-old children from Soweto, South Africa: findings from Birth to Twenty

<p>Background: The fetal origins hypothesis suggests that an adverse prenatal environment, indexed by low birthweight (LBW), may increase the risk of developing later disease. Recently the hypothesis has been extended to psychological outcomes, especially depression. The aim of this analysis w...

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Hauptverfasser: Sabet, F, Richter, L, Ramchandani, P, Stein, A, Quigley, M, Norris, S
Weitere Verfasser: The International Epidemiological Association
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford University Press 2009
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