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Treatment target re-classification of subjects comparing estimation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by the Friedewald equation and direct measurement of LDL-cholesterol

Anders LarssonDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Emil HagströmDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; ;Uppsala Clinical Research Centre, Uppsala, Sweden; View further author information
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Lennart NilssonDepartment of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, SwedenView further author information
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Maria K. SvenssonDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; View further author information
Pages 94-99 | Received 19 Mar 2018, Accepted 11 Apr 2018, Published online: 10 May 2018

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