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Variations in lipid screening frequency in family medicine patients with cardiovascular risk factors.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice - 1 Apr 2015
Doganer Yusuf C, Rohrer James E, Angstman Kurt B, Merry Stephen P, Erickson Jacob L
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RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to assess the frequency of lipid screening in comparison with the United States Preventive Services Task Force guideline in a sample of family medicine patients. In addition, we sought to determine the association between testing frequency and achievement of lipid targets. METHODS: A random sample was extracted from 271 patients from among all patients...
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