Hypercholesterolemia among children when is it high, and when is it really high?

Circulation

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1075-1077

  Cook, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Box 777 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Editorials; Epidemiology; Hypercholesterolemia; Obesity; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; AGE; BLOOD; CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; OBESITY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 62649116997     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.837666     Document Type: Editorial

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