Search for dissertations about: "Niklas Bergvall"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Niklas Bergvall.

2. 1. Fetal programming and subsequent risks in adulthood : are the associations confounded by genetic and/or environmental factors?

   Author : Niklas Bergvall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The fetal origins hypothesis proposes that fetal growth is inversely associated with subsequent adult disease risk. The objective of this thesis was to investigate whether familial (shared environmental and genetic) factors confound the association between birth weight and risks of hypertension, low intellectual performance, and type-2 diabetes. READ MORE