Which healthy adults should take aspirin?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-150

  Werner, Matt ^a   Kelsberg, Gary ^a   Weismantel, Arlene McFarlin ^b  

^a Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE;

ADULT; ASPIRIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS;

EID: 0842304666     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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