Statin use and hip fractures in U.S. kidney transplant recipients

BACKGROUND: Basic and translational research supports beneficial effects of statins on bone metabolism. Clinical studies suggest that statin use may reduce the risk of hip fractures in the general population. Whether statin use is associated with hip fracture risk in kidney transplant recipients, a...

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Autores principales: Vangala, Chandan, Lenihan, Colin R., Montez-Rath, Maria E., Nair, Sumi Sukumaran, Navaneethan, Sankar D., Ramanathan, Venkat, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28460645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-017-0559-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28460645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-017-0559-9

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