Prevalence of cholesterol treatment eligibility and medication use among adults — United States, 2005–2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 64, Issue 47, 2015, Pages 1305-1311

  Mercado, Carla ^a   De Simone, Ariadne K ^b,c   Odom, Erika ^a   Gillespie, Cathleen ^a   Ayala, Carma ^a   Loustalot, Fleetwood ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84950969773     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6447a1     Document Type: Article

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