Why have total cholesterol levels declined in most developed countries?

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Capewell, Simon ^a   Ford, Earl S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 80051539741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-641     Document Type: Review

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