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Statin use and risk of community acquired pneumonia in older people
 — population based case-control study
Author(s)Sascha Dublin, Michael L Jackson, Jennifer C Nelson
Journal titleBritish Medical Journal, vol 338, no 7709, 20 June 2009
Pagesp 1486
Sourcewww.bmj.com
KeywordsDrugs ; Usage [services] ; At risk ; Pneumonia ; Correlation.
AnnotationDo hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) decrease the risk of community acquired pneumonia (as their known anti-inflammatory and immunomodularity effects might suggest)? Use of statins was not associated with decreased risk of pneumonia in immunocompetent community dwelling older people. This is a summary of a paper that was published on bmj.com as BMJ 2009: 338 b2157. (RH)
Accession NumberCPA-090624206 A
ClassmarkLLD: QLD: CA3: CNP: 49 *

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