Children and cholesterol: potential prevention for future good health

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 h...

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Published inBoletin de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico Vol. 83; no. 11; p. 505
Main Authors Snetselaar, L G, Lauer, R M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Puerto Rico 01.11.1991
Subjects
Adolescent
Anticholesteremic Agents - therapeutic use
Arteriosclerosis - blood
Arteriosclerosis - epidemiology
Arteriosclerosis - therapy
Cardiovascular Diseases - blood
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy
Child
Cholesterol - blood
Diet - adverse effects
Diet Therapy
Humans
Mass Screening
Risk Factors
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0004-4849