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Published on January 1, 2004 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2004.01.3558

Impact of statins on cardiovascular disease

Impacto de las estatinas en la enfermedad cardiovascular

Mónica Acevedo

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Mónica Acevedo

Cardióloga, Hospital Clínico Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

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Citation Acevedo M. Impact of statins on cardiovascular disease. Medwave 2004;4(01):e3558 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2004.01.3558

Publication date 01/01/2004

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