Korean Circ J.  2024 Nov;54(11):739-742. 10.4070/kcj.2024.0244.

Advancing Familial Hypercholesterolemia Detection and Management in South Korea

• Bae JH

• KMID: 2560654
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2024.0244

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