Influenza Morbidity and Mortality in Elderly Patients Receiving Statins: A Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Statins possess immunomodulatory properties and have been proposed for reducing morbidity during an influenza pandemic. We sought to evaluate the effect of statins on hospitalizations and deaths related to seasonal influenza outbreaks. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We conducted a popul...

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Autores principales: Kwong, Jeffrey C., Li, Ping, Redelmeier, Donald A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2778952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19956645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008087

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2778952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19956645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008087

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