Description: University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine physician Dave Rakel, MD asks whether children should be prescribed statins for lowering cholesterol or if there are alternative approaches. Dr. Rakel is Director of the UW’s Integrative Medicine program.
Authors: David Rakel, MD
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