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Relationship between cardiovascular risk and lipid testing in one health care system: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: The US Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) recommends routine lipid screening beginning age 35 for men [1]. For women age 20 and older, as well as men age 20–34, screening is recommended if cardiovascular risk factors are present. Prior research has focused on underutilization but not...

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Autores principales: Reid, Robert J., Anderson, Melissa L., Fishman, Paul A., McClure, Jennifer B., Johnson, Ron L., Catz, Sheryl L., Green, Beverly B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4511977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26201968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0884-2