Adiposity, cardiac size and precursors of coronary atherosclerosis in 5 to 15-year-old children: A retrospective study of 210 violent deaths

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 691-697

  Kortelainen, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiac hypertrophy; Coronary heart disease; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; INTIMA; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0030744999     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800463     Document Type: Article

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