Screening adults for lipid disorders: Recommendations and rationale

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 73-76

  Berg, Alfred O ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0035319737     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00266-5     Document Type: Article

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