Association between short-term effectiveness of statins and long-term adherence to lipid-lowering therapy
- 15 July 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
- Vol. 62 (14) , 1468-1475
- https://doi.org/10.2146/ajhp040419
Abstract
Purpose. The relationship between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol reduction in the first 3 months of statin therapy and medication adherence during a 33-month follow-up period was studied.Keywords
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