title: Using serum cholesterol as a screening test for preventing coronary heart disease: the five fundamental flaws of the American College of Physicians Guidelines.
abstract: The guidelines ignore the common catastrophic first presentation of coronary disease, the powerful predictive value of serum cholesterol in young persons, the effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering interventions, the low cost of effective dietary modification, and the effectiveness of lipid lowering in women and in the elderly.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Forrester
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol