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. 1998 Oct 24;317(7166):1134-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7166.1134.

Time trend analysis and variations in prescribing lipid lowering drugs in general practice

C Baxter  1 , R Jones, L Corr
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Time trend analysis and variations in prescribing lipid lowering drugs in general practice

C Baxter et al. BMJ. .
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Prescribing of lipid lowering drugs in general practice in four health authorities, 1990-6. Linear phase r2, exponential phase r2, and change points were 0.94, 0.98, and November 1994 for Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham; 0.92, 0.97, and December 1994 for Bexley and Greenwich; 0.88, 0.97, and February 1995 for East Kent; and 0.84, 0.93, and January 1995 for East Sussex. 4S is Scandinavian simvastatin survival study
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