Publicaciones | May, 2009

Cerivastatin and fatal rhabdomyolysis: not just a safety issue

6 May

The cerivastatin fatal rhabdomyolysis affair should be use as an example to stimulate reconsideration of the whole process of drug approval, marketing and use, as occurred after thalidomide was found to cause adverse effects to the foetus. It is not just a safety issue. Cerivastatin and fatal rhabdomyolysis: not just a safety issue. Gérvas, J., [...]

A multinational study of the factorial structure and other characteristics or the Dartmouth COOP Functional Health Assessment Charts/WONCA

6 May

In daily practice is not easy to measure health status. COOP charts allows it. In this study COOP chart are used in Canada, Japon, Nepal and Spain. A multinational study of the factorial structure and other characteristics or the Dartmouth COOP Functional Health Assessment Charts/WONCA. Westbury R.C., et al. Fam Pract. 1997; 14: 478-85. Download [...]