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. 2022 Aug 23;328(8):786.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.13493.

Statins for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Jill Jin  1
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Statins for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Jill Jin. JAMA. .

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  • Wording Error in Patient Page.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] JAMA. 2022 Oct 18;328(15):1564. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.18018. JAMA. 2022. PMID: 36255439 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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This JAMA Patient Page summarizes the US Preventive Services Task Force’s recent recommendations on using statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults.

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