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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Lifestyle counselling in primary care: Long-term effects on cholesterol level

Alessandro Filippi Italian College of General Practitioners, Florence, Italy
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Luca Tedeschi Italian College of General Practitioners, Florence, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Damiano Parretti Italian College of General Practitioners, Florence, Italy
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Stefano Ricci UOCD Neurologia, Perugia, Italy
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Patrizia Morelli Bayer Schering Pharma, Milan, Italy
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Piero Grilli Italian College of General Practitioners, Florence, Italy
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Alessandro Rossi Italian College of General Practitioners, Florence, Italy
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Francesco Innocenti Health Search Research Network, Florence, Italy
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Pages 136-140 | Received 09 Feb 2009, Accepted 07 Aug 2009, Published online: 04 Dec 2009

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