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Fetal Origin of Adult Disease

Rishabh Bora, Neharika Malhotra Bora

Keywords : Adult disease,Barker's hypothesis,Epigenetics,Fetal programing

Citation Information : Bora R, Bora NM. Fetal Origin of Adult Disease. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014; 8 (2):164-177.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1352

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-03-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).


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Malhotra N, Malhotra J, Bora NM, Bora R, Malhotra K. Fetal Origin of Adult Disease. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014;8(2):164-177.


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