Correlates of serum lipids in a lean black population

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 123, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 215-225

  Bunker, Clareann H ^a   Ukoli, Flora A ^b   Okoro, Felicia I ^c   Olomu, Adesuwa B ^b   Kriska, Andrea M ^a   Huston, Sara L ^a   Markovic, Nina ^a   Kuller, Lewis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^c USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blacks; Body mass index; Lipids; Physical activity; Socio economic status; West African

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0029920143     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(96)05810-8     Document Type: Article

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