The relation of white blood cell count and atherogenic index ratio of LDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol in Taiwan school children

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 319-324

  Liu, Chiu Shong ^a   Lin, Cheng Chieh ^a   Li, Tsai Chung ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atherogenic index; Children; White blood cell count

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0033379165     PISSN: 00016578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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