Hyperlipidemia in Jordan: A community-based survey

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-285

  Batieha, Anwar ^a   Jaddou, Hashem Y ^a   Ajlouni, Kamel M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertriglyceridemia; Jordan; Obesity; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039613643     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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