title: How many claudicants should be prescribed statins?
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Stirling Royal Infirmary, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Holdsworth
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D008055:Lipids