The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 647-655 , July 2009

Effect of Statin Adherence on Cerebrovascular Disease in Primary Prevention

  • Sylvie Perreault, BPharm, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Sylvie Perreault, BPharm, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, PO Box 6128, Centre-Ville Station, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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  • Laura Ellia, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Alice Dragomir, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Robert Côté, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Lucie Blais, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Anick Bérard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Lyne Lalonde, BPharm, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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    Flow chart of inclusion and exclusion criteria. *Exclusion criteria were assessed in the 2 years preceding cohort entry for medications and in the 5 years preceding cohort entry for hospitalizations,

    Flow chart of inclusion and exclusion criteria. *Exclusion criteria were assessed in the 2 years preceding cohort entry for medications and in the 5 years preceding cohort entry for hospitalizations, diagnoses, or medical procedures.

 Funding: Financial support was received from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All coauthors have read and approved the manuscript, which represents, to the best of our knowledge, honest and accurate work.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00286-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.01.032

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 647-655 , July 2009