Sex and Race Differences in the Association Between Statin Use and the Incidence of Alzheimer Disease

IMPORTANCE To our knowledge, no effective treatments exist for Alzheimer disease, and new molecules are years away. However, several drugs prescribed for other conditions have been associated with reducing its risk. OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between statin exposure and Alzheimer disease i...

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Main Authors: Zissimopoulos, Julie M., Barthold, Douglas, Brinton, Roberta Diaz, Joyce, Geoffrey
Other Authors: Univ Arizona Hlth Sci, Ctr Innovat Brain Sci
Language:en
Published: AMER MEDICAL ASSOC 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623287
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/623287