Commentary: What's so special about familial hypercholesterolaemia?

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David Mant. Br J Gen Pract. 2009 Oct.

. 2009 Oct;59(567):777-8.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X472683.

¹ University of Oxford, Department of Primary Health Care, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LF. david.mant@dphpc.ox.ac.uk

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Identification and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia: what does it mean to primary care?
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