Journal article
Interpretation of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of statin therapy
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This Review is intended to help clinicians, patients, and the public make informed decisions about statin therapy for the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. It explains how the evidence that is available from randomised controlled trials yields reliable information about both the efficacy and safety of statin therapy. In addition, it discusses how claims that statins commonly cause adverse effects reflect a failure to recognise the limitations of other sources of evidence about the effe...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 752.0KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31357-5
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Lancet More from this journal
- Volume:
- 388
- Issue:
- 10059
- Pages:
- 2532–2561
- Publication date:
- 2016-01-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-07-13
- DOI:
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1474-547X
- ISSN:
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0140-6736
- Pmid:
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27616593
- Language:
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English
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pubs:642571
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pubs:642571
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642571
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2016-09-26
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- Copyright holder:
- Elsevier Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
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Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31357-5
Note: an erratum exists for this article, originally published and available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31727-5
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