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The impact of statins on health services utilization and mortality in older adults discharged from hospital with ischemic heart disease: a cohort study
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) carries a high burden of morbidity and mortality and is associated with significant utilization of health care resources, especially in the elderly. Numerous randomized trials have established the efficacy of cholesterol reduction with statin medications in d...
Autores principales: | Cooke, Charmaine A, Kirkland, Susan A, Sketris, Ingrid S, Cox, Jafna |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19889220 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-9-198 |
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