Using cardiovascular age equivalent to close the treatment gap for dyslipidemia

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2288-

  Eaton, Charles B ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CORONARY DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 36549071041     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.21.2288     Document Type: Editorial

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