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Comment
. 2006 Jun 6;174(12):1729.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.060502.

Understanding clopidogrel efficacy in the presence of cytochrome P450 polymorphism

Jacques Turgeon  1 , Chantal Pharand, Véronique Michaud
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Understanding clopidogrel efficacy in the presence of cytochrome P450 polymorphism

Jacques Turgeon et al. CMAJ. .
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