Corneal arcus associated with dyslipidemia

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Lertchavanakul, Arunee ^a   Laksanaphuk, Prasart ^a   Tomtitchong, Tharinee ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Corneal Arcus; Coronary Heart Disease; Dyslipidemia

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENILE ARCH; SEX RATIO; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARCUS SENILIS; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND;

EID: 0036596595     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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