Cholesterol levels in Italian school children: Results of an opportunistic survey

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-27

  Angelico, F ^a,b   Hurtova, M ^a   Liuti, A ^a   Francioso, S ^a   Urbinati, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Cholesterol; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034137993     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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