Cholesterol screening in an ED-based chest pain unit

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 510-512

  Diercks, Deborah B ^a   Kirk, J Douglas ^a   Turnipseed, Samuel D ^a   Gershoff, Leslie ^a   Amsterdam, Ezra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Emergency department; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0036793322     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.34962     Document Type: Article

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