Absence of effects of prolonged simvastatin therapy on nocturnal sleep in a large randomized placebo-controlled study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 483-490

  Keech, A C ^a,b,c   Armitage, J M ^a,b,d   Wallendszus, K R ^a   Lawson, A ^a   Hauer, A J ^a   Parish, S E ^a   Collins, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

randomized trial; simvastatin; sleep assessment

Indexed keywords

MEVINOLIN; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0029799132     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1996.tb00012.x     Document Type: Article

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