Genetic screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in 1992- 1997: Mostly younger patients called to the GP's attention;Genetische screening op familiaire hypercholesterolemie in 1992-1997: Vooral jongere patienten onder de aandacht van de huisarts gebracht

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 125-129

  Ten Asbroek, A H A ^a   Van Lunsen, S ^a   Marang Van De Mheen, P J ^a   Gunning Schepers, L J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COUNSELING; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLESTEROL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034650443     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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