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Can familial combined hyperlipidemia diagnostic criteria be improved by the use of a nomogram?

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boxed-textVeerkamp et al. (2004) Nomogram to diagnose familial combined hyperlipidemia on the basis of results of a 5-year follow-up study. Circulation 109: 2980–2985

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