Family physician's knowledge, beliefs, and self-reported practice patterns regarding hyperlipidemia: A National Research Network (NRN) survey

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-53

  Eaton, Charles B ^a   Galliher, James M ^c,d   McBride, Patrick E ^b   Bonham, Aaron J ^c   Kappus, Jennifer A ^c   Hickner, John ^e  

^a Brown University Center for Primary Care and Prevention   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESEARCH SUPPORT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745011441     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.1.46     Document Type: Article

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