Plasma lipoprotein(a) distribution and its correlates among Samoans

Human Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 321-336

  Kamboh, M Ilyas ^a   McGarvey, Stephen T ^b   Aston, Christopher E ^a   Ferrell, Robert E ^a   Bausserman, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Correlation; Lipoprotein(a); Samoans

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034102065     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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