Rationale, design and methods for the RIGHT Track Health Study: pathways from childhood self-regulation to cardiovascular risk in adolescence

Abstract Background Cardiovascular risk factors during adolescence—including obesity, elevated lipids, altered glucose metabolism, hypertension, and elevated low-grade inflammation—is cause for serious concern and potentially impacts subsequent morbidity and mortality. Despite the importance of thes...

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Main Authors: Laurie Wideman, Susan D. Calkins, James A. Janssen, Cheryl A. Lovelady, Jessica M. Dollar, Susan P. Keane, Eliana M. Perrin, Lilly Shanahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3133-7