A longitudinal study through adolescence to adulthood: The Young Hearts Project, Northern Ireland

Public Health

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 332-340

  Gallagher, A M ^a   Savage, J M ^b   Murray, L J ^b   Smith, G Davey ^c   Young, I S ^d   Robson, P J ^a   Neville, C E ^a   Cran, G ^b   Strain, J J ^a   Boreham, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological and behavioural risk factors; Cardiovascular disease; Young adulthood; Young Hearts Project

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036856206     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900871     Document Type: Article

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