Prevalence and risk factors of hypercholesterolemia among Thai men and women receiving health examinations

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1005-1014

  Le, Denny ^a   Garcia, Alvin ^a   Lohsoonthorn, Vitool ^b   Williams, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 33751567741     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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