Hyperlipidemia in 12 year-old children living in Tehran

There is now clear evidence that the atherosclerotic process begins in childhood. A major and important cause of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease (CHD) is elevated cholesterol level. In order to clarify the sigificance of elevated Total Cholesterol (TC) in children who live in Tehran, we m...

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Main Authors: "Kotcharian A, Aeen Mohammadi A, Mojtahedzadeh R "
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2002-05-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1061.pdf&manuscript_id=1061