Why have total cholesterol levels declined in most developed countries?
Open Access
- 11 August 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 11 (1) , 641
Abstract
Our paper addresses three major public health issues: cholesterol, statins and policies to prevent cardiovascular disease.Keywords
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