Statins and cardiovascular outcomes in elderly and younger patients with coronary artery disease: a post hoc analysis of the GREACE study

scientific article published on 28 May 2013

Statins and cardiovascular outcomes in elderly and younger patients with coronary artery disease: a post hoc analysis of the GREACE study is …
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P356DOI10.5114/AOMS.2013.35424
P932PMC publication ID3701988
P698PubMed publication ID23847661
P5875ResearchGate publication ID262043803

P50authorDimitri P MikhailidisQ62561943
Efstathios D PagoureliasQ89509499
P2093author name stringKonstantinos Tziomalos
Asterios Karagiannis
Eleni Theocharidou
Thomas D Gossios
Vasilios G Athyros
Panagiotis Anagnostis
Niki Katsiki
GREACE Study Collaborative Group
Eygenia Gkaliagkousi
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P433issue3
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectcoronary artery diseaseQ844935
P304page(s)418-426
P577publication date2013-05-28
P1433published inArchives of Medical ScienceQ15753010
P1476titleStatins and cardiovascular outcomes in elderly and younger patients with coronary artery disease: a post hoc analysis of the GREACE study
P478volume9

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