title: "Statin" drugs, mortality, and stroke prevention.
authors.affiliation: St Paul Ramsey Family Practice Residency, University of Minnesota, USA. mstiffmn@famprac.umn.edu
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Stiffman
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009026:Mortality; D017035:Pravastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D019821:Simvastatin; D017035:Pravastatin