The study of cardiovascular risk in adolescents – ERICA: rationale, design and sample characteristics of a national survey examining cardiovascular risk factor profile in Brazilian adolescents

Bloch et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d57695734fad6b67f4caf6 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1442-x

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