Near-patient testing for serum cholesterol: Attitudes of general practitioners and patients, appropriateness, and costs

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 605-609

  Cohen, Jonathan ^a   Piterman, Leon ^a   McCall, Louise M ^a   Segal, Leonie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0032526932     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb141446.x     Document Type: Article

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