Importance of determining racial differences in cardiovascular risk factors in childhood

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-192

  Urbina, E M ^a   Berenson, G S ^a  

^a Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; INSULIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NEGRO; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030410746     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70240-8     Document Type: Editorial

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