Multiple cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents from a middle-income country: Prevalence and associated factors.

Multiple cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents from a middle-income country: Prevalence and associated factors.

Multiple cardiovascular risk factors are directly related to the severity of atherosclerosis, even in children and adolescents. In this context accurate assessment of risk factors at the individual level play a decisive role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. The objective of this study was...

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Main Authors: Thiago Veiga Jardim, Thomas A Gaziano, Flávia Miquetichuc Nascente, Carolina de Souza Carneiro, Polyana Morais, Vanessa Roriz, Karla Lorena Mendonça, Thaís Inácio Rolim Póvoa, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6033431?pdf=render

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