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Prevalence of hyperlipidemia among Saudi school children in Riyadh

BACKGROUND: Coronary heart disease (CHD) constitutes one of the main health problems in Saudi Arabia, but little is known on the lipid profile of the juvenile population. METHODS: We measured the prevalence of high-risk levels of serum lipids in 1390 boys and girls, aged 9 or 12 years, in Riyadh cit...

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Autores principales: Al-Shehri, Sulieman N., Saleh, Zayed A., Salama, Mohamed M., Hassan, Yehia M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6147826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15310005
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2004.6