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. 2015 Jan;175(1):138-40.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.6288.

Eligibility for statin therapy according to new cholesterol guidelines and prevalent use of medication to lower lipid levels in an older US Cohort: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Cohort

Michael D Miedema  1 , Faye L Lopez  2 , Michael J Blaha  3 , Salim S Virani  4 , Josef Coresh  5 , Christie M Ballantyne  6 , Aaron R Folsom  2
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Eligibility for statin therapy according to new cholesterol guidelines and prevalent use of medication to lower lipid levels in an older US Cohort: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Cohort

Michael D Miedema et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Jan.
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