Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2011
Acceptance of a Polypill approach to prevent cardiovascular disease among a sample of U.S. physicians.
To examine US physicians' self-reported knowledge about the Polypill, factors considered in deciding whether to prescribe it, and acceptance of prescribing it for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. ⋯ Among this sample of physicians, there is relatively high acceptance of prescribing a Polypill for CVD prevention despite relatively modest knowledge about it.