Atorvastatin, Etidronate, or Both in Patients at High Risk for Atherosclerotic Aortic Plaques: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
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Atorvastatin, etidronate, or both in patients at high risk for atherosclerotic aortic plaques: a randomized, controlled trial.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0021-5384,1883-2083
DOI: 10.2169/naika.103.458