Am J Epidemiol 2003; 157:665-666.
Copyright © 2003 by Johns
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
RE: "BIRTH SIZE, GROWTH, AND BLOOD PRESSURE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 7 AND 26 YEARS: FAILURE TO SUPPORT THE FETAL ORIGINS HYPOTHESIS"
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215
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In a recent issue of the Journal, Williams and Poulton concluded that their analysis of birth weight, adult weight, and blood pressure failed to support the "fetal origins hypothesis" (1). In fact, they misinterpreted their