Arterial abnormalities in children with familial hypercholesterolaemia

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9406, 2004, Pages 342-343

  Raitakari, Olli T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; RESIN;

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FOLLOW UP; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; LOW FAT DIET; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING;

EID: 0842326460     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15472-X     Document Type: Note

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