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Exploring how GPs discuss statin deprescribing with older people: a qualitative study

Wade Thompson, Jette Videbæk Le, Peter Haastrup, Jesper Bo Nielsen, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen and Dorte Ejg Jarbøl
BJGP Open 2020; 4 (1): bjgpopen20X101022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101022
Wade Thompson
1 PhD Student, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
2 PhD Student, Hospital Pharmacy Funen, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
PharmD, MSc
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  • For correspondence: wthomp01{at}gmail.com
Jette Videbæk Le
3 Visiting Researcher, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Peter Haastrup
4 Associate Professor, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Jesper Bo Nielsen
5 Professor, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Line Bjørnskov Pedersen
6 Associate Professor, Danish Centre for Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
7 Senior Researcher, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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vol. 4 no. 1 bjgpopen20X101022
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101022
PubMed 
32238392

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  • Received September 19, 2019
  • Accepted October 13, 2019
  • Published online May 1, 2020.

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  1. Wade Thompson, PharmD, MSc1,2,*,
  2. Jette Videbæk Le, MD, PhD3,
  3. Peter Haastrup, MD, PhD4,
  4. Jesper Bo Nielsen, PhD5,
  5. Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, PhD6,7 and
  6. Dorte Ejg Jarbøl, MD, PhD8
  1. 1 PhD Student, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  2. 2 PhD Student, Hospital Pharmacy Funen, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
  3. 3 Visiting Researcher, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  4. 4 Associate Professor, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  5. 5 Professor, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  6. 6 Associate Professor, Danish Centre for Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  7. 7 Senior Researcher, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  8. 8 Professor, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Wade Thompson, wthomp01{at}gmail.com
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  • hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors
  • deprescribing
  • decision making, shared
  • general practice

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