Atherosclerosis
Volume 184, Issue 1 , Pages 21-27 , January 2006

Lower birth weight predicts metabolic syndrome in young adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Young Adults (ARYA)-study

  • Made K. Ramadhani

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 1738, 3000DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Diederick E. Grobbee

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Michiel L. Bots

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Manuel Castro Cabezas

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Lydia E. Vos

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Anath Oren

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 30 250 9369; fax: +31 30 250 5480.
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Received 17 September 2004 ,Revised 21 March 2005 ,Accepted 29 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.03.022

Atherosclerosis
Volume 184, Issue 1 , Pages 21-27 , January 2006

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