Ethnicity/Race, use of pharmacotherapy, scope of physician-ordered cholesterol screening, and provision of diet/nutrition or exercise counseling during us office-based visits by patients with hyperlipidemia

American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-108

  Willson, Megan N ^a   Neumiller, Joshua J ^a   Sclar, David A ^a,b   Robison, Linda M ^b   Skaer, Tracy L ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 77950143543     PISSN: 11753277     EISSN: 1179187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11532820-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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