Childhood cardiovascular risk factors in South Asians: A cause of concern for adult cardiovascular disease epidemic

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-171

  Prasad, Duggirala Sivaram ^a   Kabir, Zubair ^b   Dash, Ashok Kumar ^c   Das, Bhagabati Charan ^d  

^a Sudhir Heart Centre   (India)

^b Digital Depot   (Ireland)

^c MKCG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d KIIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; childhood; coronary heart disease; risk factors; South Asians

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; GLUCOSE; LIPID; VITAMIN D;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHILD HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; ETHNICITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OBESITY; POPULATION RISK; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SMOKING;

EID: 80053004400     PISSN: 09742069     EISSN: 09745149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.84663     Document Type: Review

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