Children and cholesterol: potential prevention for future good health

L G Snetselaar; R M Lauer

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Children and cholesterol: potential prevention for future good health

L G Snetselaar and R M Lauer

Boletin de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico, Vol.83(11), pp.505-507

11/1991

PMID: 1811601

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Abstract

The prevention of cardiovascular disease beginning in childhood may be affected with two strategies. The first is a population approach to lower the cholesterol levels in all American children. The second is an individualized strategy to identify and treat children at particularly high risk in the health care system.

Arteriosclerosis - therapy

Diet - adverse effects

Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control

Cholesterol - blood

Humans

Risk Factors

Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy

Anticholesteremic Agents - therapeutic use

Mass Screening

Arteriosclerosis - epidemiology

Adolescent

Cardiovascular Diseases - blood

Diet Therapy

Arteriosclerosis - blood

Child

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Title: Subtitle: Children and cholesterol: potential prevention for future good health
Creators: L G Snetselaar - Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242
R M Lauer
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Boletin de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico, Vol.83(11), pp.505-507
Publisher: Puerto Rico
PMID: 1811601
ISSN: 0004-4849
Language: English
Date published: 11/1991
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983995021302771

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