Progress and challenges in metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; and Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism

Circulation. 2009 Feb 3;119(4):628-47. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191394. Epub 2009 Jan 12.

Authors

Julia Steinberger, Stephen R Daniels, Robert H Eckel, Laura Hayman, Robert H Lustig, Brian McCrindle, Michele L Mietus-Snyder; American Heart Association Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; and Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism

PMID: 19139390
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.191394

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Publication types

Consensus Development Conference
Guideline

MeSH terms

Adolescent
American Heart Association
Atherosclerosis / epidemiology
Atherosclerosis / physiopathology
Child
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology
Humans
Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology*
Metabolic Syndrome / physiopathology*
Obesity / epidemiology
Obesity / physiopathology
Risk Factors
United States