Cardiovascular risk predictors in central Slovakian Roma children and adolescents: Regional differences

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 139-144

  Hujová, Zuzana ^a   Alberty, Roman ^a   Ahlers, Ivan ^b   Ahlersová, Eva ^b   Pauliková, Edita ^b   Desatniková, Julia ^a   Gábor, Drahoslav ^c   Hrubá, Františka ^d  

^a MATEJ BEL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c F D Roosevelt Faculty Hospital   (Slovakia)

^d Regional Institute of Publice Health   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Aadolescents; Cardiovascular risk factors; Children; Differences; Regional; Roma

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957341485     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3563     Document Type: Article

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