Total cholesterol and risk of mortality in the oldest old

Annelies W. E. Weverling‐Rijnsburger; Gerard J. Blauw; A. Margot Lagaay; Dick L Knock; A. Edo Meinders; Rudi GJ Westendorp

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(97)04430-9

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MedicineCholesterolTotal cholesterolInternal medicineProportional hazards modelMortality rateRisk factorDemography

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Year: 1997
Type: article
Volume: 350
Issue: 9085
Pages: 1119-1123
Citations: 483
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                                    Annelies W. E. Weverling‐Rijnsburger, 
                                
                                    Gerard J. Blauw, 
                                
                                    A. Margot Lagaay
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1997). 
                            Total cholesterol and risk of mortality in the oldest old. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 350
                            (9085)
                            , 1119-1123.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(97)04430-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(97)04430-9