Childhood obesity: A ticking time bomb for cardiovascular disease

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 174-178

  Logue, J ^a   Sattar, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GASTRIC BANDING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79959378299     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.88     Document Type: Article

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