Discontinuation of statin therapy associates with Parkinson disease
A population-based study
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- Received December 16, 2012
- Accepted in final form April 1, 2013
- First Published July 24, 2013.
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Author Disclosures
- Yen-Chieh Lee, MD*,
- Chin-Hsien Lin, MD, PhD*,
- Ruey-Meei Wu, MD, PhD,
- Min-Shung Lin, MD,
- Jou-Wei Lin, MD, PhD,
- Chia-Hsuin Chang, MD, PhD and
- Mei-Shu Lai, PhD
- Yen-Chieh Lee, MD*,
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- Chin-Hsien Lin, MD, PhD*,
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- Ruey-Meei Wu, MD, PhD,
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- Min-Shung Lin, MD,
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- Jou-Wei Lin, MD, PhD,
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- Chia-Hsuin Chang, MD, PhD and
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This study was supported in part by Taiwan Ministry of Education grant 98HP0021
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- Mei-Shu Lai, PhD
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- From the Department of Family Medicine (Y.-C.L., M.-S.L), Cathay General Hospital, Taipei; the Departments of Neurology (C.-H.L., R.-M.W.) and Medicine (C.-H.C.), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine (J.-W.L., C.-H.C.), and Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health (C.-H.C., M.-S.L.), National Taiwan University, Taipei; and Cardiovascular Center (J.-W.L.), National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Dou-Liou City, Yun-Lin County, Taiwan.
- Correspondence to Dr. Lin: jouweilin{at}yahoo.com.tw or Dr. Chang: chiahsuin123{at}yahoo.com.tw
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