Cholesterol in childhood: Friend or foe?

Pediatric Research

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 679-681

  Irons, Mira B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; STEROL;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; LIPID BRAIN LEVEL; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMITH LEMLI OPITZ SYNDROME;

CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; SMITH-LEMLI-OPITZ SYNDROME;

EID: 6344243252     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/01.PDR.0000146398.61649.74     Document Type: Note

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