Main findings from the prospective Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-64

  Juonala, Markus ^a,b   Viikari, Jorma S A ^b   Raitakari, Olli T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Departments of Medicine   (Finland)

^c Department of Clinical Physiology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; childhood; prospective; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FINLAND; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872837159     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: 14736535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOL.0b013e32835a7ed4     Document Type: Review

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