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Risk factors and determinants of carotid intima-media thickness in children: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

INTRODUCTION: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis that is measured in adults and children to better understand the natural history of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In adults, CIMT is predictive of myocardial infarction and stroke. In children and adolescent...

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Autores principales: Epure, Adina Mihaela, Leyvraz, Magali, Mivelaz, Yvan, Di Bernardo, Stefano, da Costa, Bruno R, Chiolero, Arnaud, Sekarski, Nicole
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5988176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29866720
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019644