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Original Articles

Efficacy of statins for primary prevention in people at low cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis

Marcello Tonelli, Anita Lloyd, Fiona Clement, Jon Conly, Don Husereau, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Scott Klarenbach, Finlay A. McAlister, Natasha Wiebe and Braden Manns
CMAJ October 11, 2011 cmaj.101280; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101280
Marcello Tonelli
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Anita Lloyd
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Fiona Clement
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Jon Conly
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Finlay A. McAlister
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Natasha Wiebe
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Online Appendices

Files in this Data Supplement:

  • Appendix 1: Literature search strategies
  • Appendix 2: Meta-regression results for all-cause mortality
  • Appendix 3: Sensitivity analyses of the relative risk of death from any cause associated with the use of statins in people at low cardiovascular risk
  • Appendix 4: Influence analyses for all-cause mortality

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