Cholesterol tracking from childhood to adult mid-life in children from the Busselton study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-280

  Adams, C ^a,b   Burke, V ^a   Beilin, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Childhood; Cholesterol; HDL; Tracking

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 16844367871     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410024303     Document Type: Article

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