Prophylactic aspirin use in the adult general population
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Estimates of benefits and harms of prophylactic use of aspirin in the general population
BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence supports an effect of aspirin in reducing overall cancer incidence and mortality in the general population. We reviewed current data and assessed the benefits and harms of prophylactic use of aspirin in the general population. METHODS The effect of aspirin for site-specific cancer incidence and mortality, cardiovascular events was collated from the most recent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1741-3842,1741-3850
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdg079