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Editorial
. 2018 Mar 20;137(12):1256-1259.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.032531.

Obesity, Hypertension, and Dyslipidemia in Childhood Are Key Modifiable Antecedents of Adult Cardiovascular Disease: A Call to Action

Christy B Turer  1 , Tammy M Brady  2 , Sarah D de Ferranti  3
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Editorial

Obesity, Hypertension, and Dyslipidemia in Childhood Are Key Modifiable Antecedents of Adult Cardiovascular Disease: A Call to Action

Christy B Turer et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; cardiovascular disease; carotid intima media thickness; dyslipidemia; hypertension; longitudinal cohort study; obesity.

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Cardiovascular trajectory across the lifespan associated with overweight and obesity in childhood
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