Journal article
Case selection for statins was similar in two Canadian provinces: BC and Ontario
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Though statins are fully reimbursed by the public drug programs for seniors in British Columbia (BC) and Ontario, Canada, population-based rates of statin prescription are markedly higher in Ontario. We aimed to assess whether new statin users in BC and Ontario differ in terms of their risk for future coronary heart disease (CHD) events.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We collected information for 1998-2001 on demographics, outpatient …
Authors
Paterson JM; Carney G; Anderson GM; Bassett K; Naglie G; Laupacis A; Collaborative FTB-OPFD-M
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 73–78
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.04.007
ISSN
0895-4356