Do statins really cause diabetes?: A meta-analysis of major randomized controlled clinical trials

Alaa J. Rahal; Ahmed I. ElMallah; Rita J. Poushuju; Rana Itani

doi:10.15537/smj.2016.10.16078

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Do statins really cause diabetes?

A meta-analysis of major randomized controlled clinical trials

Alaa J. Rahal, Ahmed I. ElMallah, Rita J. Poushuju and Rana Itani

Saudi Medical Journal October 2016, 37 (10) 1051-1060; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.10.16078

Alaa J. Rahal

From the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Rahal, Poushijian, Itani), Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ElMallah), Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt

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Alaa J. Rahal, PharmD ⇑,
Ahmed I. ElMallah, PhD,
Rita J. Poushuju, PharmD and
Rana Itani, PharmD

From the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Rahal, Poushijian, Itani), Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ElMallah), Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt

Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Alaa J. Rahal, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon. E-mail: alolita_rahal_470{at}hotmail.com

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