Lp(a) levels in Greek patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 314-316

  Elisaf, Moses ^a   Bairaktari, Helen ^a   Siamopoulos, Kostas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Familial hypercholesterolemia; Lipids; Lp(a)

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029990699     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(95)02542-1     Document Type: Article

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