Atherosclerosis precursors in Finnish children and adolescents. I. General description of the cross‐sectional study of 1980, and an account of the children's and families' state of health

Acta Pædiatrica

Volumn 74, Issue , 1985, Pages 49-63

  AKERBLOM H K ^a   VIIKARI, J ^b   UHARI, M ^c   RASANEN L ^a   BYCKLING, T ^a   LOUHIVUORI, K ^a   PESONEN, E ^a   SUONINEN, P ^d   PIETIKAINEN M ^d   LAHDE P L ^d   DAHL, M ^d   AROMAA, A ^e   SARNA, S ^a   PYORALA K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d University of Helsinki ^*  (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases of grandparents and parents; children's long term diseases; risk factor determinants of CHD; risk factors of CHD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY STUDY; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RISK; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 84990161111     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1985.tb10082.x     Document Type: Article

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