Children Present a Window of Opportunity for Promoting Health: JACC Review Topic of the Week

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 72, Issue 25, 2018, Pages 3310-3319

  Fernandez Jimenez, Rodrigo ^a,b,c   Al Kazaz, Mohamed ^a   Jaslow, Risa ^a   Carvajal, Isabel ^d   Fuster, Valentin ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

^c CIBERCV   (Spain)

^d Health and Education Fundación SHE   (Spain)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; child; health behavior; health education; health promotion; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LAW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; CHILD; EXERCISE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 85058922332     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.031     Document Type: Review

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