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Statin use in cancer survivors versus the general population: cohort study using primary care data from the UK clinical practice research datalink

BACKGROUND: Cancer survivors may be at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, but little is known about whether prescribing guidelines for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease are adequately implemented in these patients. We compared levels of statin initiation and cessation among ca...

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Autores principales: Chidwick, Kendal, Strongman, Helen, Matthews, Anthony, Stanway, Susannah, Lyon, Alexander R., Smeeth, Liam, Bhaskaran, Krishnan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30348123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-4947-8