Martín-Cantera et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:136 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/136 Barcelona, Departament of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, IDIAP Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain. 5ICS, ABS La Garriga, La Garriga, Spain. 6ICS, ABS Ramon Turro, Barcelona, Spain. 7Agencia de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 8Primary Care Research Unit, La Alamedilla Health Centre, Preventive Services and Health Promotion Research Network -redIAPP, Salamanca, Spain. 9ICS, ABS Via Barcino, Barcelona, Spain. 10ICS, ABS Cervera, Lleida, Spain. 11Departament of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona ABS Carmel, Preventive Services and Health Promotion Research Network -redIAPP, Barcelona, Spain. 12Servicio de Farmacia Hospitalaria, Hospital Germans Trials Pujol, Badalona, Spain. 13ICS, ABS Poblenou, Barcelona, Spain. 14ICS, ABS La Mina, Barcelona, Spain. 15Grupo Investigacion Cardiocat. 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