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Low serum cholesterol concentration and serotonin metabolism in men

BMJ 1996; 312 doi: 10.1136/bmj.312.7025.221 (Published 27 January 1996)
Cite this as: BMJ 1996;312:221
  1. Paul H A Steegmans, research associatea,
  2. Durk Fekkes, assistant professorb,
  3. Arno W Hoes, assistant professora,
  4. Annette A A Bak, assistant professora,
  5. Emiel van der Does, professora,
  6. Diederick E Grobbee, professora
  1. a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
  2. b Section Pathophysiology of Behaviour, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam
  1. Correspondence to: Professor Grobbee.
  • Accepted 5 October 1995

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