Should years of schooling be used to guide treatment of coronary risk factors?

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Published in Ann Fam Med on October 27, 2004

Authors

Kevin Fiscella1, Peter Franks

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA. Kevin_Fiscella@URMC.rochester.edu

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