Use of global coronary heart disease risk assessment in practice: a cross-sectional survey of a sample of U.S. physicians

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Global coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment is recommended to guide primary preventive pharmacotherapy. However, little is known about physicians' understanding and use of global CHD risk assessment. Our objective was to...

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Main Authors: Shillinglaw Benjamin, Viera Anthony J, Edwards Teresa, Simpson Ross, Sheridan Stacey L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/20