Cost effectiveness of lowering cholesterol
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Cost-effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering therapies according to selected patient characteristics.
BACKGROUND The National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel II) recommends treatment guidelines based on cholesterol level and number of risk factors. OBJECTIVE To evaluate how the cost-effectiveness ratios of cholesterol-lowering therapies vary according to different risk factors. DESI...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7065.1142