Fluvastatin use and risk of acute pancreatitis: A population-based case-control study in Taiwan

BioMedicine (France)

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 24-28

  Liao, Kuan Fu ^a,b,c   Huang, Po Tsung ^e   Lin, Ching Chun ^e   Lin, Cheng Li ^d,e   Lai, Shih Wei ^d,e  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Alcohol; Biliary stone; Diabetes mellitus; Fluvastatin

Indexed keywords

FLUINDOSTATIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85038615151     PISSN: 22118020     EISSN: 22118039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/bmdcn/2017070317     Document Type: Article

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