Distributions and trends of serum lipid levels among United States children and adolescents ages 4-19 years: Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 879-890

  Hickman, Tamy B ^a   Briefel, Ronette R ^a   Carroll, Margaret D ^a   Rifkind, Basil M ^b   Cleeman, James I ^b   Maurer, Kurt R ^a   Johnson, Clifford L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Cholesterol; High density lipoproteins (HDL); Lipids; Low density lipoproteins (LDL); National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032406870     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0376     Document Type: Article

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