Overweight, fat patterning, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in black and white girls: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 458-464

  Morrison, John A ^a,b,c,d   Sprecher, Dennis L ^a,b,c,d   Barton, Bruce A ^a,b,c,d   Waclawiw, Myron A ^a,b,c,d   Daniels, Stephen R ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0033512890     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70168-X     Document Type: Article

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