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Statin use and risk of community acquired pneumonia in older people: population based case-control study

Objective To test the hypothesis that hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) may decrease the risk of community acquired pneumonia. Design Population based case-control study. Setting Group Health, a large integrated healthcare delivery system. Population Immunocompetent, c...

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Autores principales: Dublin, Sascha, Jackson, Michael L, Nelson, Jennifer C, Weiss, Noel S, Larson, Eric B, Jackson, Lisa A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19531550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b2137