The importance of carotid artery stiffness and increased intima-media thickness in obese children

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 295-299

  Ozcetin, Mustafa ^a   Ruken Yuksekkaya Celikyay, Z ^b   Celik, Atac ^b   Yilmaz, Resul ^b   Yerli, Yasemin ^b   Erkorkmaz, Unal ^b  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DILATATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84860874314     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.5351     Document Type: Article

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