Cardiovascular risk in the Asia-Pacific region from a nutrition and metabolic point of view: Lipid

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 108-111

  Tienboon, Prasong ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific; Cardiovascular disease risk; Hypercholesterolemia; Lipid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIA; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035225485     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6047.2001.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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