RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cholesterol screening in general practice
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 321
OP 321
VO 38
IS 312
A1 Laurie Jacobs
YR 1988
UL http://bjgp.org/content/38/312/321.abstract
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.