Published in BMC Public Health on March 28, 2012
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Hyperhomocysteinemia is independently associated with albuminuria in the population-based CoLaus study. BMC Public Health (2011) 0.90
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Increased body fat is independently and negatively related with cardiorespiratory fitness levels in children and adolescents with normal weight. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil (2010) 0.83
Serum calcium levels are associated with novel cardiometabolic risk factors in the population-based CoLaus study. PLoS One (2011) 0.82
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Association between white-coat effect and blunted dipping of nocturnal blood pressure. Am J Hypertens (2009) 0.81
The prevalence and management of cardiovascular risk factors in immigrant groups in Switzerland. Int J Public Health (2011) 0.81
Population based screening - the difficulty of how to do more good than harm and how to achieve it. Swiss Med Wkly (2010) 0.81
Performance of parental history for the targeted screening of hypertension in children. J Hypertens (2015) 0.81
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