Awareness and knowledge of cardiovascular disease and their associations with the lifestyles of 8-16-year-old girls: a perspective from Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Maha A. Al-Mohaissen (Author), Sarah Alohali (Author), Ameera Alhariqi (Author), Ahad Alotaibi (Author), Haifa Almedbal (Author), Rabah AlMehisen (Author), Badriah Almasri (Author), Terry Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There has been an increased focus on children as a target for primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In particular, girls should receive attention to combat the burden of CVD in women, because women have higher CVD mortality and morbidity rates than men do. As hea...