Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 410-417 , December 2008

Population variations in atherogenic dyslipidemia: A report from the HeartSCORE and IndiaSCORE Studies

  • Suresh R. Mulukutla, MD

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    • University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
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  • Lakshmi Venkitachalam, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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  • Oscar C. Marroquin, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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  • Kevin E. Kip, PhD

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    • University of South Florida, Tampa, FL USA
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  • Aryan Aiyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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  • Daniel Edmundowicz, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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  • Swetha Ganesh, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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  • Rekhi Varghese, MD

      Affiliations

    • Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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  • Steven E. Reis, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

Received 19 June 2008 ,Accepted 19 October 2008.

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PII: S1933-2874(08)00891-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2008.10.005

Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 410-417 , December 2008

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