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. 2013 Oct 22:347:f6123.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6123.

Should people at low risk of cardiovascular disease take a statin?

John D Abramson¹, Harriet G Rosenberg, Nicholas Jewell, James M Wright

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PMID: 24149819
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f6123

Should people at low risk of cardiovascular disease take a statin?

John D Abramson et al. BMJ. 2013.

. 2013 Oct 22:347:f6123.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6123.

Authors

John D Abramson¹, Harriet G Rosenberg, Nicholas Jewell, James M Wright

Affiliation

¹ Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 39 Spring Street, Ipswich, MA 01938, USA.

PMID: 24149819
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f6123

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BMJ. 2014;348:g3329

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Huffman and colleagues' response to Abramson and colleagues' article on statins in low risk people.
Huffman M, Taylor F, Ebrahim S. Huffman M, et al. BMJ. 2014 Feb 26;348:g1520. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g1520. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 24574487 No abstract available.
Authors' reply to Huffman and colleagues.
Abramson JD, Rosenberg HG, Jewell N, Wright JM. Abramson JD, et al. BMJ. 2014 Feb 26;348:g1523. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g1523. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 24574488 No abstract available.
Authors' reply to Davis and Dietrich.
Abramson JD, Rosenberg HG, Jewell N, Wright JM. Abramson JD, et al. BMJ. 2014 Feb 26;348:g1792. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g1792. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 24574490 No abstract available.
Davis and Dietrich's response to Abramson and colleagues' article on statins in low risk people.
Davis KA, Dietrich E. Davis KA, et al. BMJ. 2014 Feb 26;348:g1795. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g1795. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 24574491 No abstract available.
The BMJ statins papers misrepresent the facts.
Sever P. Sever P. BMJ. 2014 Jun 18;348:g4030. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4030. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 24943353 No abstract available.
Retraction of statins article is not in the public interest: better characterisation of benefits and risks is crucial.
Fahey T, Smith S. Fahey T, et al. BMJ. 2014 Jun 18;348:g4028. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4028. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 24943917 No abstract available.
Remediating "Lessons from the controversy over statins".
Abramson J, Rosenberg HG, Jewell N, Wright JM. Abramson J, et al. Lancet. 2017 Mar 18;389(10074):1101-1102. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30720-1. Lancet. 2017. PMID: 28322818 No abstract available.

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