Serum cholesterol and triglyceride distribution in 7767 school-aged Greek children

Pediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 861-864

  Schulpis, Kleopatra ^a   Karikas, George A ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greek children; Total cholesterol; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031924820     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.101.5.861     Document Type: Article

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