Cholesterol testing among children and adolescents during health visits

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 1804-1807

  Vinci, Samuel R ^a   Rifas Shiman, Sheryl L ^b   Cheng, Jennifer K ^a   Mannix, Rebekah C ^a   Gillman, Matthew W ^b   De Ferranti, Sarah D ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RACE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPIDS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899814111     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.2410     Document Type: Article

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