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The infant growth of boys who later develop coronary heart disease

Tom Forsén National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Helsinki, Finland
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Johan Eriksson National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Helsinki, Finland
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Clive Osmond MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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David Barker MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 389-392 | Received 03 Oct 2003, Accepted 15 Jan 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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