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Examining risk of suicide and use of ACE inhibitors, ARBs

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: Associations between risk of suicide and medications widely used in the management of high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and diabetes (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers) were examined in this observational study.

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Authors: Tony Antoniou, Pharm.D., Ph.D., of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, is the corresponding author.

(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13304)

Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.

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