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Review
. 2013 Aug;36 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S325-30.
doi: 10.2337/dcS13-2038.

Intolerance to statins: mechanisms and management

Rafael Bitzur  1 , Hofit Cohen, Yehuda Kamari, Dror Harats
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Review

Intolerance to statins: mechanisms and management

Rafael Bitzur et al. Diabetes Care. 2013 Aug.
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Figure 1
Proposed algorithm for the management of statin-associated myopathy. ULN, upper limit of normal.
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