Atherosclerosis
Volume 168, Issue 2 , Pages 397-398 , June 2003

Non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol and coronary events during long-term statin treatment

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 Declaration of Interest: the present was conducted independently, no company or institution has supported it financially, and there has been no conflict of interest.

PII: S0021-9150(03)00128-X

doi: 10.1016/S0021-9150(03)00128-X

Atherosclerosis
Volume 168, Issue 2 , Pages 397-398 , June 2003