Chained Risk Assessment for Life-Long Disease Burden of Early Exposures–Demonstration of Concept Using Prenatal Maternal Smoking

Chained Risk Assessment for Life-Long Disease Burden of Early Exposures–Demonstration of Concept Using Prenatal Maternal Smoking

Traditional risk factors and environmental exposures only explain less than half of the disease burden. The developmental origin of the health and disease (DOHaD) concept proposes that prenatal and early postnatal exposures increase disease susceptibility throughout life. The aim of this work is to...

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Main Authors: Isabell K. Rumrich, Kirsi Vähäkangas, Matti Viluksela, Otto Hänninen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
burden of disease
chained risk assessment
developmental origin of health and disease (dohad)
smoking
pregnancy
low birth weight
preterm birth
overweight, systematic literature review
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/5/1472

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