Clopidogrel-Statin Interaction: a Missing Links A
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Clopidogrel-Statin Interaction: a Missing Links A Zoran M. Todorović1,2, Nina B. Djukanović3, Slobodan D. Obradović4, Dragana D. Protić1, Miodrag Č. Ostojić5 A 1 Department of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia 2 University Medical Center “Bežanijska kosa”, Belgrade, Serbia 3 High Medical School Milutin Milanković, Belgrade, Serbia 4 Clinic of Emergency Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Medical Faculty, University of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia 5 Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia A SUMMARY
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