Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children

Release Date: July 2007

Summary of Recommendation and Evidence / Supporting Documents

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Summary of Recommendation

• The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routine screening for lipid disorders in infants, children, adolescents, or young adults (up to age 20).
  Grade: I Statement.

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Supporting Documents

Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children, July 2007
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 100 KB; PDF Help)
Article: Systematic Evidence Review (PDF File, 610 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis (PDF File, 1.6 MB; PDF Help)

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Current as of July 2007

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Internet Citation:

Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children, Topic Page. July 2007. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspschlip.htm

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