A UK general practice population cohort study investigating the association between lipid lowering drugs and 30-day mortality following medically attended acute respiratory illness
Background: Cholesterol lowering drugs HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) and PPARĪ± activators (fibrates) have been shown to reduce host inflammation via non-disease specific immunomodulatory mechanisms. Recent studies suggest that commonly prescribed drugs in general practice, statins and fibra...
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33441/ |