Lipoprotein(a) is an important genetic risk factor for coronary artery disease in Asian Indians

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 201-202

  Enas, Enas A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MORTALITY; NEGRO; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; SMOKING; STENOSIS;

EID: 0035879698     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01659-9     Document Type: Letter

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