The early natural history of atherosclerosis and hypertension in the young: National Institutes of Health perspectives

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 310, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1995, Pages

  Lenfant, C ^a   Savage, P J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cardiovascular disease; Child; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029585932     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199512000-00002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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