Relation between serum homocysteine and carotid intima-media thickness in obese egyptian children

Journal of Clinical and Basic Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 8-11

  Kandil, M E ^a   Anwar, G M ^b   Fatouh, A ^a   Salama, N ^b   Ahmed, A ^a   Elabd, E ^b   Aly, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Carotid intima media thickness; Children; Homocysteine; Lipids; Obesity

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 79956302416     PISSN: 15612775     EISSN: 16809386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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