Lipid management in a private cardiology practice (The Midwest Heart Experience)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 18-22

  Brown, Alan S ^a   Cofer, Lynn Adam ^a  

^a Midwest Heart Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FISH OIL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NICOTINIC ACID; RESIN; STATINE DERIVATIVE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MANAGED CARE; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CARDIOLOGY; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ILLINOIS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OUTPATIENTS; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

EID: 0033965702     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00934-0     Document Type: Article

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