Efficacy and Safety of Statin Therapy in Children With Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- 22 October 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 106 (17) , 2231-2237
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000035247.42888.82
Abstract
Background— A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted to evaluate LDL cholesterol–lowering efficacy, overall safety, and tolerability and the influence on grow...Keywords
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