Arterial intima-media thickening and endothelial dysfunction in obese Chinese children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 337-344

  Zhu, Weihua ^a   Huang, Xianmei ^a   He, Jin ^a   Li, Mengxia ^a   Neubauer, Henning ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Childhood; Endothelial dysfunction; Intima media thickness; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 20944451524     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-1642-y     Document Type: Article

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