Vasospasm and statin therapy: Yet another cautionary tale

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 310-312

  Rabinstein, Alejandro A ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT SURVEY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASOSPASM;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; PREVALENCE; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 77953616465     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-009-9267-z     Document Type: Short Survey

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