What are the cholesterol guidelines for children and teens?

Citations

1. American Heart Association (2006). Cholesterol and atherosclerosis in children: AHA scientific position. Available online: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4499.

2. McCrindle BW, et al. (2007). Drug therapy of high-risk lipid abnormalities in children and adolescents. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth Committee, Council of Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, with the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing. Circulation, 115(14): 1948–1967.

Author:	Douglas Dana Ralph Poore	Last Updated: November 13, 2006
Medical Review:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Tom Bailey, MD - Family Medicine Neil J. Stone, MD, FACC, FACP - Internal Medicine, Cardiology
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