Why are statin prescribing guidelines for primary prevention not always followed in primary care?

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Aged
• Attitude of Health Personnel
• Coronary Disease / prevention & control*
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Female
• Guideline Adherence*
• Humans
• Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
• Primary Health Care*
• Primary Prevention* / methods
• United Kingdom