Prehypertension and cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents participating in the community-based prevention education program family heart study

Background: Because prehypertension identifies children most at risk for the development of future hypertensive disease, the purpose of this study was, to examine the association of prehypertension with risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a large sample of youths participating in the co...

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Main Authors: Gerda-Maria Haas, Thomas Bertsch, Peter Schwandt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=13;spage=50;epage=56;aulast=Haas