If It's Not Worth Doing, It's Not Worth Doing Well

Thomas B. Newman

doi:10.1542/peds.2004-1971

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If It's Not Worth Doing, It's Not Worth Doing Well

Thomas B. Newman

Pediatrics January 2005, 115 (1) 196; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2004-1971

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To the Editor.—

In their article on the usefulness of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for identifying youths with hypercholesterolemia, O'Loughlin et al¹ conclude that the AAP parental history criteria offer little improvement over random population screening. This is consistent with multiple previous studies showing that family history is a poor predictor of elevated cholesterol levels in children. …

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