Cholesterol reduction to prevent CAD: What do the data show?

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 40-52

  Sorrentino, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033635696     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2000.12.1310     Document Type: Conference Paper

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