High-sensitivity C-reactive protein in children at risk for coronary artery disease

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1214-1219

  Guran, Omer ^a,b   Akalin, Figen ^a   Ayabakan, Canan ^a   Dereli, Feyza Yagmur ^a   Haklar, Goncagul ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; C reactive protein; Cardiovascular disease risk factors; Children

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEY;

EID: 34547123082     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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