Projected life-expectancy gains with statin therapy for individuals with elevated c-reactive protein levels
- 29 June 2002
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Vol. 40 (1) , 49-55
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(02)01914-9
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