Decreasing LDL Cholesterol and Medication Cost With Every‐Other‐Day Statin Therapy
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Adherence to statin therapy and LDL cholesterol goal attainment by patients with diabetes and dyslipidemia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Preventive Cardiology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1520-037X,1751-7141
DOI: 10.1111/j.0197-3118.2005.04404.x