TY - JOUR T1 - Socioeconomic differences in statin use after deregulation of simvastatin in the UK: the Whitehall II prospective cohort study JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 14 LP - 14 DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.096701n VL - 63 IS - Suppl 2 AU - I. Forde AU - T. Chandola AU - M. G. Marmot AU - M. Kivimaki Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/63/Suppl_2/14.abstract N2 - To examine socioeconomic differences in statin use after deregulation of simvastatin in adults with moderate or high risk of coronary heart disease.Prospective cohort study.20 civil service departments in London.3631 men and women (mean age 62.7 years) with moderate or high 10-year risk of CHD according to Framingham risk score.Statin use, both prescribed and over the counter; recall of personal CHD risk.Based on medical screening, 2451 … ER -