Guidelines on CVD prevention: Confusing or complementary?

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 299-300

  De Backer, G ^a   Catapano, A L ^b   Chapman, J ^c   Graham, I ^d   Reiner, Z ^e   Perk, J ^f   Wiklund, O ^g  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^f LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dyslipidaemia; Guidelines; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84871378127     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.10.042     Document Type: Editorial

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