All people over 75 years with a five-year CVD risk of ≥15% should be treated with statins unless specifically contraindicated

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-335

  Mangin, Derelie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79952277280     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc10333     Document Type: Article

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