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Statin use in asthmatics on inhaled corticosteroids is associated with decreased risk of emergency department visits

Sze Man TseChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, MAUSA;Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MAUSACorrespondence[email protected]
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Scott L. CharlandSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, COUSA;Outcomes Liaison, Evidence-Based Medicine Sanofi-Aventis, Winter Park, COUSA;Formally with Medco Research Institute, LLC Bethesda, MDUSA (currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Holding Co. Inc.)
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Eric StanekFormally with Medco Research Institute, LLC Bethesda, MDUSA (currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Holding Co. Inc.)
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Vivian HerreraFormally with Medco Research Institute, LLC Bethesda, MDUSA (currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Holding Co. Inc.)
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Seth GoldfarbFormally with Medco Research Institute, LLC Bethesda, MDUSA (currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Holding Co. Inc.)
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Augusto A. LitonjuaChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, MAUSA
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Scott T. WeissChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, MAUSA
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Ann Chen WuCenter for Child Health Care Studies, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School Boston, MAUSA;Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Boston, MAUSA
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Pages 685-693 | Accepted 30 Oct 2013, Published online: 18 Dec 2013

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