Low birth weight and blood pressure.
Evidence supporting the association of normal and pathologically elevated blood pressure with low birth weight is presented and discussed in this article because of the overwhelming global prevalence of hypertension and its impact on individuals and nations. The findings provide strong impetus for the medical and public health communities to consider the concept of the "developmental origins of health and disease" in developing approaches to address the growing burden of hypertension worldwide.
Lenfant
Claude
C
lenfantc@prodigy.net
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015994:Incidence; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012307:Risk Factors