Screening for hyperlipidaemia in childhood

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-118

  Wray, R ^a   Neil, H A W ^b,d   Rees, J A E ^c  

^a East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 2; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY DISEASE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; MALE; MASS SCREENING; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030097040     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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