Psychologic Disorders and Statin Use: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0277-0008
DOI: 10.1002/phar.1272