Trends in statin use and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels among US adults: Impact of the 2001 National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1208-1215

  Mann, Devin ^a   Reynolds, Kristi ^b   Smith, Donald ^a   Muntner, Paul ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; National Cholesterol Education Program Third Adult Treatment Panel; Statins

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CERIVASTATIN; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEVINOLIN; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249123047     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1L181     Document Type: Article

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