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The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia and associated risk factors in Al-Kharj population, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional survey

BACKGROUND: Hypercholesterolemia (HC) is an important precursor to many cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and peripheral vascular diseases. A report conducted by the American Heart Association showed the prevalence of HC to be 11.9%, with around 28.5 million adults age ≥ 20 years having high choleste...

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Autores principales: Al-Zahrani, Jamaan, Shubair, Mamdouh M., Al-Ghamdi, Sameer, Alrasheed, Abdullah A., Alduraywish, Abdulrahman A., Alreshidi, Fayez Saud, Alshahrani, Saeed Mastour, Alsalamah, Majid, Al-Khateeb, Badr F., Ashathri, Aljawharah Ibraheem, El-Metwally, Ashraf, Aldossari, Khaled K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7792200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33413091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01825-2