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Developing a Modified Low-Density Lipoprotein (M-LDL-C) Friedewald's Equation as a Substitute for Direct LDL-C Measure in a Ghanaian Population: A Comparative Study

Despite the availability of several homogenous LDL-C assays, calculated Friedewald's LDL-C equation remains the widely used formula in clinical practice. Several novel formulas developed in different populations have been reported to outperform the Friedewald formula. This study validated the e...

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Autores principales: Ephraim, Richard K. D., Acheampong, Emmanuel, Swaray, Swithin M., Odame Anto, Enoch, Agbodzakey, Hope, Adoba, Prince, Oppong Afranie, Bright, Nsenbah Batu, Emmanuella, Adu, Patrick, Ahenkorah Fondjo, Linda, Sakyi, Samuel Asamoah, Amoah, Beatrice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6332996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30693111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7078409