Cardiovascular risk factors in Chilean university students;Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en estudiantes universitarios Chilenos

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 444-451

  Chiang Salgado, María Teresa ^a   Casanueva Escobar, Victor ^a   Cid Cea, Ximena ^b   González Rubilar, Urcesino ^a   Olate Mellado, Paola ^a   Nickel Paredes, Fabiola ^a   Revello Chiang, Leandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b Hospital Regional de Concepcion Dr Guillermo Grant Benavente   (Chile)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis risk factors; Chile; HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; Students

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLEGE STUDENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033391424     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36341999000600003     Document Type: Article

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