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Patients’ Perceptions of Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Risk Communication Strategies

Roberta E. Goldman, Donna R. Parker, Charles B. Eaton, Jeffrey M. Borkan, Robert Gramling, Rebecca T. Cover and David K. Ahern
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 205-212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.534
Roberta E. Goldman
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vol. 4 no. 3 205-212
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.534
PubMed 
16735521

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication March 25, 2005
  • Revision received November 15, 2005
  • Accepted for publication November 28, 2005
  • Published online May 30, 2006.

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  1. Roberta E. Goldman, PhD1,2,
  2. Donna R. Parker, ScD1,2,
  3. Charles B. Eaton, MD1,2,
  4. Jeffrey M. Borkan, MD, PhD1,2,
  5. Robert Gramling, MD1,2,
  6. Rebecca T. Cover, BA2,3 and
  7. David K. Ahern, PhD4
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
  2. 2Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Brown Medical School/Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI
  3. 3University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif
  4. 4Abacus Management Technologies, LLC, Cranston, RI,
  5. 5Health e-Technologies Initiative, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Roberta E. Goldman, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Brown Medical School, Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860, roberta_goldman{at}mhri.org
  1. Portions of the article content were presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) conference in Banff, Canada on October 27, 2003; at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Annual Kenney Research Day on March 5, 2004; and at the Brown Public Health Research Day on April 5, 2005.

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