Elevated Serum C-Reactive Protein Levels and Early Arterial Changes in Healthy Children
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 22 (8), 1323-1328
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.0000024222.06463.21
Abstract
Objective— Elevated serum concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) predicts cardiovascular events in adults. Because atherosclerosis begins in childhood, we undertook a study to determine whether ...Keywords
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