Disentangling the Association between Statins, Cholesterol, and Colorectal Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study

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In a nested case-control study, Ronac Mamtani and colleagues investigate the associations between cholesterol, statin use, and colorectal cancer among primary care patients in the United Kingdom.

Vyšlo v časopise: Disentangling the Association between Statins, Cholesterol, and Colorectal Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study. PLoS Med 13(4): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002007
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In a nested case-control study, Ronac Mamtani and colleagues investigate the associations between cholesterol, statin use, and colorectal cancer among primary care patients in the United Kingdom.

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