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Editorial
. 2000 Oct 21;321(7267):971-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7267.971.

Statins: underused by those who would benefit

S B Hulley  1 , D Grady, W S Browner
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Editorial

Statins: underused by those who would benefit

S B Hulley et al. BMJ. .
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