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Lipid-lowering drug therapies: the evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Chris Packard
Chris Packard
Affiliation:
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary UniversityNHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Building, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK
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Keywords

Lipid-lowering drug therapiesStatinsMyocardial infarction risk
Type
Meeting Report
Information
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , August 2000 , pp. 423 - 424
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2000

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