Serum total, fractionated cholesterol concentration distribution and prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Saudi Arabia, regional variation

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-184

  Al Nuaim, Abdul Rahman ^a   Al Rubeaan, Khalid ^a   Al Mazrou, Yagob ^c   Al Attas, Omer ^b   Al Daghari, Nasser ^b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030920447     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1997.179     Document Type: Article

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