Dyslipidaemia in rural Australia: Prevalence, awareness, and adherence to treatment guidelines in the Greater Green Triangle Risk Factor Study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Janus, Edward D ^a,b   Tideman, Philip A ^c,d   Dunbar, James A ^a   Kilkkinen, Annamari ^e   Bunker, Stephen J ^a   Philpot, Benjamin ^a   Tirimacco, Rosy ^d   Mc Namara, Kevin ^a,f   Heistaro, Sami ^e   Laatikainen, Tiina ^e  

^a Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d Southern Adelaide Local Health Network   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 77952350504     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03449.x     Document Type: Article

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