Low cholesterol, statin therapy, and intracerebral haemorrhage

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 403-

  Mascitelli, Luca ^a   Pezzetta, Francesca ^b   Goldstein, Mark R ^c  

^a Comando Brigata Alpina Julia Medical Service ^*  (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Tolmezzo   (Italy)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ASIAN; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INCIDENCE; JAPANESE; LETTER; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; STROKE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 70350225836     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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