Polish Lipid Association - A strong response to the problem of lipid disorders in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe

Journal of Clinical Lipidology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-107

  Banach, MacIej ^a   Davidson, Michael ^b   Toth, Peter P ^c,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Sterling Rock Falls Clinic ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EASTERN EUROPE; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM DISORDERS; POLAND; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC;

EID: 84857919187     PISSN: 19332874     EISSN: 18764789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2011.12.002     Document Type: Editorial

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