Adherence to statins and its impact on clinical outcomes: a retrospective population-based study in China
Abstract Background While the benefit of adherence to statins on clinical outcomes has been proved, this benefit may be heterogeneous among patients who initiated statins for primary or secondary prevention purpose. This study aimed to investigate the impact of statin adherence on clinical outcomes...
Main Authors: | Boya Zhao, Xiaoning He, Jing Wu, Shu Yan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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Series: | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-020-01566-2 |
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