Office-based cholesterol testing: Impact on process-of-care in patients with hypercholesterolemia. A pilot study

Journal of Pharmacy Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-79

  Ruffin, David M ^a   Mckenney, James M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030911759     PISSN: 87551225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/875512259701300208     Document Type: Article

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