Blood lipids, cardiovascular fitness, obesity, and blood pressure: The presence of potential coronary heart disease risk factors in adolescents

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 238-242

  Anding, Jenna D ^a   Kubena, Karen S ^b   Mcintosh, W Alex ^c   O'Brien, Barbara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Human Nutrition Section

^c Department of Sociology ^*

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0029939022     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(96)00073-9     Document Type: Article

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