Letter
Effect of NSAIDs on risk of Alzheimer's disease:
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BMJ
2003;327:751.3
Confounding factors were not discussed
- Michael Robertson (michael.robertson@gp-k84041.nhs.uk), general practitioner
- Marcham Road Health Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 1DB
EDITOR–In their study of the effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Etminan et al did not consider possible confounding factors for what is currently only an observed reduction in risk.1
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