PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobs, Laurie
TI  - Cholesterol screening in general practice
DP  - 1988 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 321--321
VI  - 38
IP  - 312
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/38/312/321.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/38/312/321.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1988 Jul 01; 38
AB  - Serum cholesterol levels were measured in 250 men and 250 women aged 25-60 years attending a general practice. Seventy three per cent of the sample had levels above 5.2 mM and of these 98 patients agreed to follow a low cholesterol/low saturated fat diet for six months. The overall reduction in serum cholesterol level among these patients was 13%, suggesting that lipid screening in general practice could be worthwhile.