Effect of in utero and early-life conditions on adult health and disease

Peter D. Gluckman; Mark A. Hanson; Cyrus Cooper; Kent L. Thornburg

doi:10.1056/NEJMra0708473

Effect of in utero and early-life conditions on adult health and disease

Peter D. Gluckman, Mark A. Hanson, Cyrus Cooper, Kent L. Thornburg

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Abstract

Many lines of evidence, including epidemiologic data and extensive clinical and experimental studies, indicate that early life events play a powerful role in influencing later susceptibility to certain chronic diseases. This review synthesizes evidence from several disciplines to support the contention that environmental factors acting during development should be accorded greater weight in models of disease causation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	61
Number of pages	1
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	359
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra0708473
State	Published - Jul 3 2008

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