Statin Therapy in Young Adults Ready for Prime Time?

被引:17
作者
Pletcher, Mark J. [1 ,2 ]
Hulley, Stephen B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Gen Internal Med, Dept Med, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA
关键词
statins; prevention of coronary heart disease; epidemiology; DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; US ADULTS; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; CORONARY CALCIUM; FOLLOW-UP; RISK; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ADHERENCE; CHILDREN; DISEASE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.018
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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页码:637 / 640
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