Body mass index, cardiovascular risk factors, and carotid intima-media thickness in a pediatric population in southern Italy.

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Published in J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr on August 01, 2010

Authors

Carmelo Antonio Caserta1, Gaspare Maria Pendino, Saverio Alicante, Angela Amante, Fulvia Amato, Mariateresa Fiorillo, Arianna Messineo, Irene Polito, Monica Surace, Pasquale Surace, Carmelo Vacalebre, Massimo Zuin, Rodolfo Cotichini, Fabrizio Marcucci, Francesco Rosmini, Alfonso Mele, MAREA Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Policlinico Madonna della Consolazione, Reggio di Calabria, Italy. lino.caserta@gmail.com

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