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Comment
. 2003 Oct 28;169(9):921-4.

Recommendations for the management of dyslipidemia and the prevention of cardiovascular disease: summary of the 2003 update

Jacques Genest  1 , Jiri Frohlich, George Fodor, Ruth McPherson; Working Group on Hypercholesterolemia and Other Dyslipidemias
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Recommendations for the management of dyslipidemia and the prevention of cardiovascular disease: summary of the 2003 update

Jacques Genest et al. CMAJ. .

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