Low use of statins for secondary prevention in primary care: A survey in a northern Swedish population

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Nilsson, Gunnar ^a   Samuelsson, Eva ^a   Söderström, Lars ^b   Mooe, Thomas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial infarction; Secondary prevention; Statins

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGE; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84982144108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-016-0505-0     Document Type: Article

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