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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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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 |