Impact of statin related media coverage on use of statins: interrupted time series analysis with UK primary care data
Objective To quantify how a period of intense media coverage of controversy over the risk:benefit balance of statins affected their use.
Main Authors: | Matthews, Anthony, Herrett, Emily, Gasparrini, Antonio, Van Staa, Tjeerd, Goldacre, Ben, Smeeth, Liam, Bhaskaran, Krishnan |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4925917/ |
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