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Determinants of serum triglycerides and high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol in traditional Trobriand Islanders: the Kitava Study

S. Lindeberg Department of Medicine, Lund University, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. Ahrén Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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A. Nilsson Department of Clinical Chemistry, Lund University Hospital, Sweden
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L. Cordain Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences/Geriatrics, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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P. Nilsson‐Ehle Department of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
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B. Vessby Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Pages 175-180 | Received 14 Oct 2002, Accepted 29 Jan 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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