Rationale to study the early natural history of heart disease: The Bogalusa Heart Study

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 310, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1995, Pages

  Berenson, G S ^a   Wattigney, W A ^a   Bao, W ^a   Srinivasan, S R ^a   Radhakrishnamurthy, B ^a  

^a Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Children; Coronary artery disease; Hypertension; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY FAT; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029620866     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199512000-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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