title: Communicating risk.
authors.affiliation: North Hill Medical Group, Colchester, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. E-mail: louisa.polak@lshtm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Louisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Polak
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008020:Life Support Care; D008297:Male; D061366:Numbers Needed To Treat
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors