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A population-level study examining discontinuation of statins in older people with dementia

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  1. School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, P O Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand

    Sujita W. Narayan & Prasad S. Nishtala

  2. Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Sarah N. Hilmer

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Narayan, S.W., Hilmer, S.N. & Nishtala, P.S. A population-level study examining discontinuation of statins in older people with dementia. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 74, 379–381 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-017-2390-4

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