Nonfasting low-density lipoprotein testing: Utility for cholesterol screening in pediatric primary care

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 441-445

  De Ferranti, Sarah ^a   Shapiro, David ^b   Markowitz, Robert ^a   Neufeld, Ellis ^a   Rifai, Nader ^a   Bernstein, Henry ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR BIOSTATISTICS IN AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Homogenous direct assay; Hypercholesterolemia; Low density lipoprotein; Screening

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; BLOOD; DIET RESTRICTION; EVALUATION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FASTING; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MASS SCREENING; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34250870075     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806297752     Document Type: Article

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