Statins and hip fracture prevention--a population based cohort study in women.

Statins and hip fracture prevention--a population based cohort study in women.

OBJECTIVE: To study the association of long-term statin use and the risk of low-energy hip fractures in middle-aged and elderly women. DESIGN: A register-based cohort study. SETTING: Finland. PARTICIPANTS: Women aged 45-75 years initiating statin therapy between 1996 and 2001 with adherence to stati...

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Main Authors: Arja Helin-Salmivaara, Maarit J Korhonen, Petri Lehenkari, Seppo Y T Junnila, Pertti J Neuvonen, Päivi Ruokoniemi, Risto Huupponen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3483280?pdf=render

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