Managing Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Gap between Evidence and Practice
Open Access
- 31 May 2005
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 2 (5) , e131
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020131
Abstract
There are clear evidence-based guidelines for managing patients at risk of cardiovascular disease, and yet many doctors don't follow these guidelines.Keywords
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