title: Treating elevated LDL cholesterol in patients with low short-term risk: Decision making at the limits of EBM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pletcher
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011322:Primary Prevention
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
keywords: EPIDEMIOLOGY