Association between maternal age at childbirth and child and adult outcomes in the offspring: a prospective study in five low-income and middle-income countries (COHORTS collaboration)

• Autori principali: Prof. Caroline H D Fall, DM (Autore), Harshpal Singh Sachdev, MD (Autore), Clive Osmond, PhD (Autore), Maria Clara Restrepo-Mendez, PhD (Autore), Cesar Victora, MD (Autore), Reynaldo Martorell, PhD (Autore), Aryeh D Stein, PhD (Autore), Shikha Sinha, BSc (Autore), Nikhil Tandon, MD (Autore), Linda Adair, PhD (Autore), Isabelita Bas, MHSS (Autore), Shane Norris, PhD (Autore), Linda M Richter, PhD (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Elsevier, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Background: Both young and advanced maternal age is associated with adverse birth and child outcomes. Few studies have examined these associations in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and none have studied adult outcomes in the offspring. We aimed to examine both child and adult outcome...