Steady-State Pharmacokinetics of Pravastatin in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-120

  Wiersma, Heleen E ^a,b   Wiegman, Albert ^a   Koopmans, Richard P ^b   Bakker, Henk D ^a   Kastelein, John J P ^b   Van Boxtel, Chris J ^b  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PRAVASTATIN;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542343850     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200424020-00006     Document Type: Article

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