Physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in urban school children

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-3

  Kilbride, E ^a   Hussey, J ^b   Boran, G ^a   Greally, P ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MODIFIABLE ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBERTY; PULSE OXIMETER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84875010669     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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