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Statins: the evidence, side‐effects and interactions in older people
Author(s) -
Passmore Peter
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.359
Subject(s) - medicine , older people , interface (matter) , side effect (computer science) , gerontology , engineering , computer science , gibbs isotherm , chemical engineering , programming language , pulmonary surfactant
Our series Prescribing in older people gives practical advice for successful management of the special problems experienced by this patient group. Here, the author discusses the use of statins and high‐lights some of the issues to consider when prescribing them in older people. Copyright © 2006 Wiley Interface Ltd