Risk of pneumonia in patients taking statins: population-based nested case-control study
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Risk of pneumonia in patients taking statins: population-based nested case-control study.
BACKGROUND Community-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common causes of hospitalisation and death in older people. Recent research suggests that statins might improve the outcome of infectious diseases because of their anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. AIM To estimate the association between current statin use and the risk of community-acquired pneumonia. DESIGN AND SETTI...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11x606654