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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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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31357-5

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Population Health
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Clinical Trial Service Unit
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More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Clinical Trial Service Unit
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Clinical Trial Service Unit
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Clinical Trial Service Unit
Role:
Author


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
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EISSN:
1474-547X
ISSN:
0140-6736
Pmid:
27616593


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English
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pubs:642571
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uuid:9a7b9545-7d78-41ec-aa96-d21c3be0d108
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642571
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2016-09-26
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