Ethnic trends in lipid tests in general practice

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 919-923

  France, M W ^a   Kwok, S ^b   McElduff, P ^c   Seneviratne, C J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Barlow Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH ASIA; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0346121612     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg154     Document Type: Article

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