American College of Physicians (ACP) guidelines for a cholesterol test

Citations

1. American College of Physicians (1996). Clinical guideline, part 1: Guidelines for using serum cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride levels and screening tests for preventing coronary heart disease in adults. Annals of Internal Medicine, 124(5): 515–517. Also available online: http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01mar96/cholpp1.htm (accessed: August 25, 2004).

Author:	Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: September 13, 2007
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology
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