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Uptake of Statin Guidelines to Prevent and Treat Cardiovascular Disease

Sebastian T. Tong, Roy T. Sabo, Camille J. Hochheimer, E. Marshall Brooks, Vivian Jiang, Alison N. Huffstetler, Paulette Lail Kashiri and Alex H. Krist
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2021, 34 (1) 113-122; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200292
Sebastian T. Tong
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (STT); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RTS, EMB, ANH, PLL, AHK); University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (CJH); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (VJ).
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Roy T. Sabo
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (STT); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RTS, EMB, ANH, PLL, AHK); University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (CJH); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (VJ).
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Camille J. Hochheimer
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (STT); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RTS, EMB, ANH, PLL, AHK); University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (CJH); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (VJ).
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E. Marshall Brooks
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (STT); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RTS, EMB, ANH, PLL, AHK); University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (CJH); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (VJ).
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Vivian Jiang
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (STT); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RTS, EMB, ANH, PLL, AHK); University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (CJH); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (VJ).
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Alison N. Huffstetler
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (STT); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RTS, EMB, ANH, PLL, AHK); University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (CJH); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (VJ).
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Paulette Lail Kashiri
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (STT); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RTS, EMB, ANH, PLL, AHK); University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (CJH); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (VJ).
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Alex H. Krist
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Sebastian T. Tong, Roy T. Sabo, Camille J. Hochheimer, E. Marshall Brooks, Vivian Jiang, Alison N. Huffstetler, Paulette Lail Kashiri, Alex H. Krist
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2021, 34 (1) 113-122; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200292

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Sebastian T. Tong, Roy T. Sabo, Camille J. Hochheimer, E. Marshall Brooks, Vivian Jiang, Alison N. Huffstetler, Paulette Lail Kashiri, Alex H. Krist
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2021, 34 (1) 113-122; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200292
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