The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 12 , Pages 1414.e13-1414.e19 , December 2005

Bridging the quality gap in diabetic hyperlipidemia: A practice-based intervention

Received 31 December 2004 ,Revised 14 July 2005 ,Accepted 14 July 2005.

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 Financial support was received from Colorado Trust and COPIC.

PII: S0002-9343(05)00632-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.038

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 12 , Pages 1414.e13-1414.e19 , December 2005

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