Clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors among obese schoolchildren: The Taipei children heart study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1141-1146

  Chu, Nain Feng ^a   Rimm, Eric B ^b   Wang, Dan Jiang ^b   Liou, Hsio Shin ^b   Shieh, Shyh Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Lipoproteins; Obesity; Risk factors; Schoolchildren; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031807677     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.6.1141     Document Type: Article

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