Utility of direct measurement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in dyslipidemic pediatric patients

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 787-791

  Ticho, Baruch S ^a,b,c   Neufeld, Ellis J ^a,b   Newburger, Jane W ^a,b   Harris, Neil ^a,b   Baker, Annette ^a   Rifai, Nader ^a,b,d  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALCULATION; CHILD; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031856433     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.8.787     Document Type: Article

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