Drivers of the Sex Disparity in Statin Therapy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Cohort Study.
BACKGROUND:Women are less likely to be prescribed statins than men. Existing reports explain only a fraction of this difference. We conducted a study to identify factors that account for sex differences in statin therapy among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS:We retro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4858152?pdf=render |