Use of a parallel clinical advisory service to support lipid lowering in primary care

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-203

  Smellie, W Stuart A ^a   Robson, Catherine A ^a  

^a BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipid services; Outpatients; Referral; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STANDARDIZATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0142074810     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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