Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals: still not in patients' best interest

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Martin Mayer. Evid Based Med. 2016 Aug.

. 2016 Aug;21(4):128-33.

doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2016-110383. Epub 2016 Apr 5.

¹ Department of Physician Assistant Studies, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

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Keywords: CARDIOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERNAL MEDICINE; STATISTICS & RESEARCH METHODS; THERAPEUTICS.

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