Cardiovascular risk factors in a population of Brazilian schoolchildren

Epidemiological and clinical evidence suggests that a judicious diet, regular physical activity and blood pressure (BP) monitoring must start in early childhood to minimize the impact of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. This study was designed to evaluate BP and metabolic parameters of school...

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Main Authors: A.N. Rodrigues, M.R. Moyses, N.S. Bissoli, J.G.P. Pires, G.R. Abreu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2006-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006001200015