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. 2001 Aug 18;323(7309):375-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7309.375.

Risk of macular degeneration in users of statins: cross sectional study

N F Hall  1 , C R Gale, H Syddall, D I Phillips, C N Martyn
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Risk of macular degeneration in users of statins: cross sectional study

N F Hall et al. BMJ. .
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