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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Serum total cholesterol levels and all-cause mortality in a home-dwelling elderly population: a six-year follow-up

Päivi Tuikkala Department of Social Pharmacy, University of Kuopio and Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, KuopioCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sirpa Hartikainen Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Kuopio and Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care and Leppävirta Health Centre, Leppävirta
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Maarit J. Korhonen School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio and Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, Kuopio
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Piia Lavikainen School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio and Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, Kuopio
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Raimo Kettunen Department of Medicine, Paijat-Hame Central Hospital
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Raimo Sulkava School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Division of Geriatrics, University of Kuopio and Finland Rheumatism Foundation Hospital, Heinola, Finland
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Hannes Enlund Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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Pages 121-127 | Received 17 Nov 2009, Accepted 14 Apr 2010, Published online: 14 May 2010

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