The impact of concordant and discordant conditions on the quality of care for hyperlipidemia

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1208-1213

  Lagu, Tara ^a   Weiner, Mark G ^b   Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^c   Eachus, Susan ^b   Roberts, Craig S ^d   Schwartz, J Sanford ^b   Turner, Barbara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Hyperlipidemia; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 49649106701     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0647-4     Document Type: Article

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