Prevalence of dyslipidemia in the elderly in rural areas of Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 158-162

  Yamwong, P ^a   Assantachai, P ^a   Amornrat, A ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; THAILAND; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0034156844     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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