Geographic Variation in Statin Use for Complex Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
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Geographic variation in statin use for complex acute myocardial infarction patients: evidence of effective care?
BACKGROUND Despite strong evidence to designate statin use for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as "effective care," observational studies show that many patients with CVD do not receive statins. This suggests that statin prescribing decisions for complex CVD patients are preference sensitive. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate local area variation in statin ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0025-7079
DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3182a7fc3d