Statins prescribing for the secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease in Torino, Italy. A case of ageism and social inequalities | Zendy

Roberto Gnavi | Zendy; Alessandro Migliardi | Zendy; Moreno Demaria | Zendy; Alessio Petrelli | Zendy; A. Caprioglio | Zendy; Giuseppe Costa | Zendy

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Statins prescribing for the secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease in Torino, Italy. A case of ageism and social inequalities

Author(s) -

Roberto Gnavi,

Alessandro Migliardi,

Moreno Demaria,

Alessio Petrelli,

A. Caprioglio,

Giuseppe Costa

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

european journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056

H-Index - 91

eISSN - 1464-360X

pISSN - 1101-1262

DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckm005

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , myocardial infarction , disease , diabetes mellitus , population , demography , environmental health , sociology , pharmacology , endocrinology

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics can influence statins prescribing for the secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease (IHD). We studied the determinants of the prescription of statins in people with IHD in a population in Italy, the country with the lowest prescribing rate in Europe.

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