Time trends in the prescription of statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in the United Kingdom: a cohort study using The Health Improvement Network primary care data

BACKGROUND: Statins are widely prescribed for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Guidelines exist for statin prescriptions, but there is little recent analysis concerning prescription trends over time and how these vary with respect to demographic variables. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using...

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Autores principales: O’Keeffe, Aidan G, Nazareth, Irwin, Petersen, Irene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27313477
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S104258

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27313477
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S104258

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