Primary care clinician compliance with cholesterol treatment guidelines
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 March 1991
Joel M. Schectman, Elaine G. Elinsky, Barbara A. Bartman
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Compliance with National Cholesterol Education Panel guidelines for dietary counseling, but not drug therapy, was higher in this setting than in other published compliance studies.
Abstract
Compliance with National Cholesterol Education Panel guidelines for dietary counseling, but not drug therapy, was higher in this setting than in other published compliance studies. Quality assurance monitoring of compliance with dietary counseling and obtaining lipid measurements using a threshold approach are suggested. A similar approach to drug therapy of hypercholesterolemia appears premature.
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MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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