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Assessment of physicians' awareness and knowledge of familial hypercholesterolemia in Saudi Arabia: Is there a gap?

Mohammed Ali BataisTurky H AlmigbalAref A Bin AbdulhakHani B AltaradiKhalid F AlHabib
Published in: PloS one (2017)
A substantial deficit was found in the awareness, knowledge, practice, and detection of FH among physicians in Saudi Arabia. Extensive educational programs are required to raise physician awareness and implement best practices; only then can the impact of these interventions on FH management and patient outcome be assessed.
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