Serum cholesterol levels and prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in school-aged Taiwanese children and adolescents: The Taichung study

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 787-794

  Lin, Cheng Chieh ^a   Lai, Ming May ^a,b   Liu, Chiu Shong ^a   Li, Tsai Chung ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Children; Cholesterol; Hypercholesterolemia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032724663     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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