PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - F D Hobbs
AU  - J Holmes
AU  - K Pugner
TI  - General practitioner perceptions of treatment benefits and costs in patients with hyperlipidaemia.
DP  - 1998 Feb 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 983--984
VI  - 48
IP  - 427
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/427/983.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/427/983.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1998 Feb 01; 48
AB  - This study explored general practitioner (GP) perceptions of use of treatments to manage hyperlipidaemia and their cost implications. GPs recognized different levels of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, but were not always aware of which were major factors. Most were unfamiliar with published guidelines on managing hyperlipidaemia, and were likely to initiate drug therapies even in low-risk patients with mild hyperlipidaemia. Clearer advice is needed on whom to treat and on dietary intervention with high-fibre as well as low-fat diets.