Association of Statin Use With Risk of Back Disorder Diagnoses

JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Jul 1;177(7):1044-1046. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1068.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Back Pain* / diagnosis
  • Back Pain* / epidemiology
  • Causality
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors* / administration & dosage
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors* / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases* / classification
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Musculoskeletal System / drug effects
  • Protective Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors