CMAJ May 23, 2006; 174 (11).
First published May 2, 2006; doi:10.1503/cmaj.051679
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Time variations in the risk of myocardial infarction among elderly users of COX-2 inhibitors
Linda E. Lévesque,
James M. Brophy and
Bin Zhang
From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Lévesque, Brophy, Zhang) and the Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre (Brophy), McGill University, Montréal, Que., and the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, and Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health, Kingston, Ont. (Lévesque)

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Fig. 1: Patterns of use among current users of rofecoxib and celecoxib who had an acute myocardial infarction (MI).
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Fig. 2: Adjusted rate ratios as a function of time after treatment is discontinuted.
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