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Influenza morbidity and mortality in elderly patients receiving statins: a cohort study.

Statins possess immunomodulatory properties and have been proposed for reducing morbidity during an influenza pandemic. We sought to evaluate the effect of statins on hospitalizations and deaths related to seasonal influenza outbreaks.We conducted a population-based cohort study over 10 influenza se...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey C Kwong, Ping Li, Donald A Redelmeier
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2778952?pdf=render
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