Serum cholesterol, haemorrhagic stroke, ischaemic stroke, and myocardial infarction: Korean national health system prospective cohort study.

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Published in BMJ on June 06, 2006

Authors

Shah Ebrahim1, Joohon Sung, Yun-Mi Song, Robert L Ferrer, Debbie A Lawlor, George Davey Smith

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PR.

Associated clinical trials:

Differential Effects of Lipids on Cardiovascular Diseases: A CALIBER Study | NCT01687686

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