GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets

Courtesy BBC News | Health | World Edition  Wed, 03/10/2010 - 19:08

Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.


 

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