Size at birth, maternal weight, and Type
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Fall, C.H.D.; Stein, C.E.; Kumaran, K.; Cox, V.; Osmond, C.; Barker, D.J.P.; Hal
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Recent research in Europe and the USA has shown that adults who had a low birthweight or who were thin at birth with a low ponderal index (birthweight/length3) tend to be insulin resistant and have an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Low birthweight and Type 2 diabetes are comm