Preventive cardiology: The role of the pediatrician

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 98-104

  Massin, Martial M ^a   Coremans, C ^a   Palumbo, L ^a   Lepage, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Childhood; Pediatric cardiology; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036557514     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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