Persistence and determinants of statin therapy among middle-aged patients for primary and secondary prevention

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 564-573

  Perreault, Sylvie ^a   Blais, L ^a   Lamarre, D ^a   Dragomir, A ^a   Berbiche, D ^a   Lalonde, L ^a   Laurier, C ^a   St Maurice, F ^a   Collin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Determinants; Persistence; Primary prevention; Secondary prevention; Statin

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; FLUINDOSTATIN; MEVINOLIN; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; STATINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 18244371396     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02355.x     Document Type: Article

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