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ISRN Pediatrics
Volume 2011, Article ID 707206, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/707206
Research Article

High-Sensitivity C Reactive Protein: Associations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Tracking in Female Adolescents and Young Adults

John A. Morrison,1 Charles J. Glueck,2 Stephen R. Daniels,3 Ping Wang,2 Davis M. Stroop,4 and Paul S. Horn5,6

1Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA
2Cholesterol Center, Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati-Mercy Health Partners, ABC Building, 3200 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
3Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80045, USA
4Division of Hematology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA
5Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
6Psychiatry Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA

Received 24 November 2010; Accepted 30 December 2010

Academic Editors: C. D. Berkowitz and S. A. Sarker

Copyright © 2011 John A. Morrison et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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