Statin therapy and mortality among new long-term care residents in Ontario, Canada: the contribution of clinical assessment data to a population-based cohort study

ABSTRACT Objective There is limited evidence from randomized trials and observational studies to guide clinical practice regarding the use of statins in long-term care (LTC); the effectiveness of statins among those with limited life expectancy is not clear and there is concern that the risk of dru...

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Main Authors: Michael Campitelli, Susan Bronskill, Vasily Giannakeas, Andrew Morris, Colleen Maxwell, Chaim Bell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/337