The possible association of decreased total cholesterol and severity of disease in elderly hospitalized patients

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 213-220

  Petersen, John R ^a   Linde, Mary K ^a   Bissell, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Low cholesterol; Outcome study; Severity of disease

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0033989742     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(99)00185-0     Document Type: Article

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