Factors influencing GPs' decisions on the treatment of hypercholesterolaemic patients

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-93

  Backlund, Lars ^a,b   Danielsson, Birgitta ^b,c   Bring, Johan ^d   Strender, Lars Erik ^b  

^a Gustavsberg Health Centre   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Gröndal Health Centre   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case vignettes; Clinical Judgement Analysis; Decision making; Guidelines; Hypercholesterolaemia; Hyperlipidaemia

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0033913056     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134300750018963     Document Type: Article

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