Does cigarette smoking exacerbate the effect of total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol on the risk of cardiovascular diseases?
Objective: To explore whether an interaction between smoking and serum total cholesterol (TC) and/or decreased levels of serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) exists for any major subtype of cardiovascular disease. Design: An individual participant overview of 34 cohort studies. Setting:...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21512 |