Journal article
Association of diarrhoea in childhood with blood pressure and coronary heart disease in older age: analyses of two UK cohort studies.
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BACKGROUND: There is a suggestion that acute dehydration in childhood may lead to elevated blood pressure. We examined if episodes of diarrhoea in childhood, a recognized proxy for acute dehydration, were related to measured blood pressure and coronary heart disease in older adults. METHODS: Data were pooled from two prospective UK cohort studies (participants born 1920-39) in which episodes of diarrhoea were ascertained from health visitor records from birth until 5 years of age. Blood press...
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- Journal:
- International journal of epidemiology
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 1349-1355
- Publication date:
- 2007-12-01
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- EISSN:
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1464-3685
- ISSN:
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0300-5771
- Source identifiers:
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126383
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- English
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- pubs:126383
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- 2007
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