Effects of statin medication on mortality risk associated with type 2 diabetes in older persons: the population-based AGES-Reykjavik Study

OBJECTIVE: To examine if the beneficial effect of statin medication on mortality seen in randomised clinical trials of type 2 diabetes applies equally to observational studies in the general population of older people. DESIGN: A prospective, population-based cohort study. SETTING: Reykjavik, Iceland...

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Autores principales: Olafsdottir, Elin, Aspelund, Thor, Sigurdsson, Gunnar, Thorsson, Bolli, Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Harris, Tamara B, Launer, Lenore J, Benediktsson, Rafn, Gudnason, Vilmundur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2011
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3191423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22021772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000132

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3191423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22021772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000132

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