Identification of obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 153-171

  Balakrishnan, Preetha L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cardiovascular; Childhood; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITOMETRY; DIET THERAPY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMPEDANCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR; CHILDHOOD; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84888299708     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2013.09.013     Document Type: Review

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