The influence of multiple variables on the prevalence of aspirin prescribing in patients with known coronary artery disease

HeartDrug

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 82-86

  Avelar, Erick ^a   Woods, Scott E ^b   Doerzbacher, Meg ^c   Borckardt, Sharyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Bethesda Family Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

^c Hatton Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Coronary artery disease; Gender; Hypercholesterolemia; Inpatient; Outpatient; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0344826784     PISSN: 14229528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071993     Document Type: Article

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