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Premature birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age and
chronic non-communicable diseases in adult life: A systematic
review with meta-analysis
Elaine Luiza Santos Soares de Mendonça, Mateus de Lima
Macêna, Nassib Bezerra Bueno, Alane Cabral Menezes de
Oliveira, Carolina Santos Mello
PII: S0378-3782(20)30299-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105154
Reference: EHD 105154
To appear in: Early Human Development
Received date: 7 May 2020
Revised date: 31 July 2020
Accepted date: 4 August 2020
Please cite this article as: E.L.S.S. de Mendonça, M. de Lima Macêna, N.B. Bueno,
et al., Premature birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age and chronic non-
communicable diseases in adult life: A systematic review with meta-analysis, Early
Human Development (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105154
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