Hypercholesterolemia: The role of schools in cholesterol screening

Journal of Health Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-177

  Price, James H ^a   Casler, Suzanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 0344079336     PISSN: 10556699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10556699.1997.10603263     Document Type: Article

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