The MATEX cohort - a Finnish population register birth cohort to study health effects of prenatal exposures

• Main Authors: Isabell K. Rumrich (Author), Kirsi Vähäkangas (Author), Matti Viluksela (Author), Mika Gissler (Author), Heljä-Marja Surcel (Author), Hanna de Ruyter (Author), Jukka Jokinen (Author), Otto Hänninen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The prevalence of chronic diseases, such as immune, neurobehavioral, and metabolic disorders has increased in recent decades. According to the concept of Developmental Origin of Health and Disease (DOHaD), developmental factors associated with environmental exposures and maternal...