Research ArticleOriginal Research

Risk-Adjusted Comparison of Blood Pressure and Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Noncontrol in Primary Care Offices

Karl Hammermeister, Michael Bronsert, William G. Henderson, Letoynia Coombs, Patrick Hosokawa, Elias Brandt, Cathy Bryan, Robert Valuck, David West, Winston Liaw, Michael Ho and Wilson Pace
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2013, 26 (6) 658-668; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.06.130017

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