A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Potency of lipid-lowering therapy and Race-gender Differences in LDL cholesterol control

A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Potency of lipid-lowering therapy and Race-gender Differences in LDL cholesterol control

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Reasons for race and gender differences in controlling elevated low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol may be related to variations in prescribed lipid-lowering therapy. We examined the effect of lipid-lowering drug treatment and...

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Main Authors: Weiner Mark, Hollenbeak Christopher S, Turner Barbara J, Tang Simon SK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
dyslipidemia
anticholesterolemic agents
healthcare disparities
survival analysis
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/11/58

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