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Statin Use in the U.S. for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Remains Suboptimal

Quyen Ngo-Metzger, Samuel Zuvekas, Paul Shafer, Howard Tracer, Amanda E. Borsky and Arlene S. Bierman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2019, 32 (6) 807-817; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.180313
Quyen Ngo-Metzger
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (SZ, PS, HT, AB, ASB); Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA (PS); Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine (QN-M).
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Amanda E. Borsky
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vol. 32 no. 6 807-817
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.180313
PubMed 
31704749

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication October 22, 2018
  • Revision received April 9, 2019
  • Accepted for publication April 11, 2019
  • Published online November 8, 2019.

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© Copyright 2019 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Quyen Ngo-Metzger, MD, MPH,
  2. Samuel Zuvekas, PhD,
  3. Paul Shafer, PhD,
  4. Howard Tracer, MD,
  5. Amanda E. Borsky, DrPH, MPP and
  6. Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MS
  1. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (SZ, PS, HT, AB, ASB); Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA (PS); Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine (QN-M).
  1. Corresponding author: Quyen Ngo-Metzger, MD, MPH, Professor, Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, 100 S. Los Robles, Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101 (E-mail: Quyen.N.Metzger{at}kp.org).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2019, 32 (6) 807-817; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.180313

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2019, 32 (6) 807-817; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.180313
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