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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...
Autores principales: | Olafsdottir, Elin, Aspelund, Thor, Sigurdsson, Gunnar, Thorsson, Bolli, Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Harris, Tamara B, Launer, Lenore J, Benediktsson, Rafn, Gudnason, Vilmundur |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Group
2011
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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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