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What are the effects of patient age and blood pressure on the cholesterol-related risk of vascular mortality?

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Prospective Studies Collaboration (2007) Blood cholesterol and vascular mortality by age, sex, and blood pressure: a meta-analysis of individual data from 61 prospective studies with 55,000 vascular deaths. Lancet 370: 1829–1839

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University of Oslo Rikshospitalet, Sognvannsveien 20, Oslo 0027, Norway john.kjekshus@medisin.uio.no

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