Patient characteristics and medical care costs associated with hypertriglyceridemia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 225-229

  Nichols, Gregory A ^a   Arondekar, Bhakti ^b   Garrison Jr , Louis P ^c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING HABIT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 78650895863     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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