Purpose
1. To evaluate the effect on overall cardiovascular risk of two types of health care advice ('usual' and 'intensive'), with or without
medication, the target being a moderate decrease in cholesterol
2. To evaluate the effect of the ritual of daily medication on compliance with the health care advice
References
Lindholm LH, Ekbom T, Dash C, et al: Changes in cardiovascular risk factors by combined pharmacological and
nonpharmacological strategies: the main results of the CELL study. J Intern Med 1996, 240:13–22.
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Farmacêutica