Correlates of repeat lipid testing in patients with coronary heart disease.

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Published in JAMA Intern Med on August 12, 2013

Authors

Salim S Virani1, Lechauncy D Woodard, Degang Wang, Supicha S Chitwood, Cassie R Landrum, Tracy H Urech, Kenneth Pietz, G John Chen, Brian Hertz, Jeffrey Murawsky, Christie M Ballantyne, Laura A Petersen

Author Affiliations

1: Health Policy and Quality Program, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, and Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas2Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, Texas.

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