Low cholesterol, mortality, and quality of life in old age during a 39-year follow-up.

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on September 01, 2004

Authors

Timo E Strandberg1, Arto Strandberg, Kirsi Rantanen, Veikko V Salomaa, Kaisu Pitkälä, Tatu A Miettinen

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Geriatric Clinic, University of Helsinki, Finland. timo.strandberg@hus.fi

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