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- Title
Use of statins and fracture: results of 4 prospective studies and cumulative meta-analysis of observational studies and controlled trials.
- Authors
Bauer, Douglas C; Mundy, Greg R; Jamal, Sophie A; Black, Dennis M; Cauley, Jane A; Ensrud, Kristine E; van der Klift, Marjolein; Pols, Huibert A P
- Abstract
The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are widely used for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, and recent in vitro and animal data suggest that statins promote bone formation and increase bone strength.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2004, Vol 164, Issue 2, p146
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.164.2.146