Statins and Cancer Risk: A Confounded Association

Gastroenterology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 740-

  Bonovas, Stefanos ^a   Sitaras, Nikolaos M ^b  

^a Center for Diseases Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 67651115679     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.02.088     Document Type: Letter

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