Arterial stiffness, obesity and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Western Societies. The pathological processes and risk factors associated with its development begin in childhood, long before clinical consequences emerge. Cardiovascular risk factors have been shown to cluster together i...

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Main Author: Retallick, Christopher
Published: University of South Wales 2012
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.575495