Lipid Testing in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Key Cardiovascular-Related Comorbidities: A Medicare Analysis

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-16

  Bartels, Christie M ^a   Kind, Amy J H ^a,b   Thorpe, Carolyn T ^c,d   Everett, Christine M ^a   Cook, Rachel J ^a   McBride, Patrick E ^a   Smith, Maureen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Prevention and control; Preventive medicine; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIPIDS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864103185     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: 1532866X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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