Is universal pediatric lipid screening justified?

JAMA. 2012 Jan 18;307(3):259-60. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.2012.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Atherosclerosis / etiology
  • Atherosclerosis / prevention & control
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
  • Child
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Health Care Costs
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / complications
  • Hypercholesterolemia / diagnosis*
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy
  • Life Style
  • Mass Screening / standards*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Cholesterol, LDL