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Research Article

SERUM LIPOPROTEIN (A) PROFILES IN A SINGAPOREAN POPULATION

MOH-SIM WONG, WILLIAM L. S. CHEW, TAR-CHOON AW Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital; Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
Pages 225-229 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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