cholesterol testing and management: A national comparison of family physicians, general internists, and cardiologists

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 180-186

  Eaton, Charles B ^a,b   Monroe, Alicia ^a   McQuade, William ^a   Eimer, Micab J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARDIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CARDIOLOGY; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032066892     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/15572625-11-3-180     Document Type: Article

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