Extent of underdiagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia in routine practice: Prospective registry study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 321, Issue 7254, 2000, Pages 148-

  Neil, H A W ^a   Hammond, T ^b   Huxley, R ^b   Matthews, D R ^a   Humphries, S E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034662322     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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