Why are statin prescribing guidelines for primary prevention not always followed in primary care?

Yasmeen Hassan; John Ford; Nicholas Steel; Joanna Sheldon; Robert Fleetcroft

doi:10.3399/bjgp16X687481

Why are statin prescribing guidelines for primary prevention not always followed in primary care?

Yasmeen Hassan, John Ford, Nicholas Steel, Joanna Sheldon, Robert Fleetcroft

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	536-537
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal of General Practice
Volume	66
Issue number	651
Early online date	29 Sept 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X687481
Publication status	Published - Oct 2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Cardiovascular Diseases
Primary Prevention
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA
Reductase Inhibitors
Primary Health Care

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10.3399/bjgp16X687481

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http://bjgp.org/cgi/doi/10.3399/bjgp16X687481

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