The aging of the cardiovascular system: When should children be treated like adults?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-161

  Gidding, Samuel S ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MICROALBUMINURIA; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THICKNESS;

EID: 0036694874     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.126922     Document Type: Article

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