Knowledge of Heart Disease Risk Among SHIELD Respondents With Dyslipidemia
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Knowledge of heart disease risk among SHIELD respondents with dyslipidemia.
BACKGROUND Respondents in the US Study to Help Improve Early evaluation and management of risk factors Leading to Diabetes (SHIELD) reported whether they had a diagnosis of dyslipidemia, were taking prescription dyslipidemia medication, and knew their heart disease risk (low, moderate, high, or do not know). We assessed whether respondents who reported a diagnosis of dyslipidemia with or withou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1941-7713,1941-7705
DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.108.837427