| Title: | Patient Characteristics and General Practitioners’ Advice to Stop Statins in Oldest-Old Patients: a Survey Study Across 30 Countries |
Authors: | van der Ploeg, Milly A.
Streit, Sven
Achterberg, Wilco P.
Beers, Erna
Bohnen, Arthur M.
Burman, Robert A.
Collins, Claire
Franco, Fabio G.
Biljana Gerasimovska Kitanovska
Gintere, Sandra
Gomez Bravo, Raquel
Hoffmann, Kathryn
Iftode, Claudia
Peštić, Sanda Kreitmayer
Koskela, Tuomas H.
Kurpas, Donata
Maisonneuve, Hubert
Mallen, Christan D.
Merlo, Christoph
Mueller, Yolanda
Muth, Christiane
Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando
Rodondi, Nicolas
Rosemann, Thomas
Sattler, Martin
Schermer, Tjard
Šter, Marija Petek
Švadlenková, Zuzana
Tatsioni, Athina
Thulesius, Hans
Tkachenko, Victoria
Torzsa, Péter
Tsopra, Rosy
Tuz, Canan
Vaes, Bert
Viegas, Rita P. A.
Vinker, Shlomo
Wallis, Katharine A.
Zeller, Andreas
Gussekloo, Jacobijn
Poortvliet, Rosalinde K. E. |
Issue Date: | 16-Jan-2019 |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Journal: | Journal of General Internal Medicine |
Abstract: | Statins are widely used to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). With advancing age, the risks of statins might outweigh the potential benefits. It is unclear which factors influence general practitioners' (GPs) advice to stop statins in oldest-old patients. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/14612 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11606-018-4795-x |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Medicine: Journal Articles
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