Patient Factors Influencing the Prescribing of Lipid Lowering Drugs for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in UK General Practice: A National Retrospective Cohort Study

Jianhua Wu; Shihua Zhu; Guiqing Lily Yao; Mohammed A. Mohammed; Tom Marshall

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067611

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Patient Factors Influencing the Prescribing of Lipid Lowering Drugs for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in UK General Practice: A National Retrospective Cohort Study

Jianhua Wu,

Affiliation Centre for Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Shihua Zhu,

Affiliation School of Public Health and Population Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Guiqing Lily Yao,

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Mohammed A. Mohammed,

Affiliation School of Public Health and Population Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Tom Marshall

* E-mail: t.p.marshall@bham.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Public Health and Population Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Patient Factors Influencing the Prescribing of Lipid Lowering Drugs for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in UK General Practice: A National Retrospective Cohort Study

Jianhua Wu,
Shihua Zhu,
Guiqing Lily Yao,
Mohammed A. Mohammed,
Tom Marshall

Published: July 26, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067611

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Patient Factors Influencing the Prescribing of Lipid Lowering Drugs for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in UK General Practice: A National Retrospective Cohort Study

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