Treatment of elevated cholesterol in a representative cross-sectional sample of 4 892 Germans: is there a social gradient?

<p><strong>Background:</strong> effective control of cardiovascular risk factors remains low in most countries and also in Germany. We investigate whether socio-economic status has an impact on the level of medical treatment and control (normalized values) of total cholesterol.<...

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Main Authors: Ulrich Laaser, Juergen Breckenkamp, Odile Sauzet, Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2013-06-01
Series:Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health
Online Access:http://ebph.it/article/view/8944
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