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. 2016 Sep;18(9):840-2.
doi: 10.1111/jch.12827. Epub 2016 Apr 20.

Treatment of Modifiable Risk Factors Is Associated With Decrease in Coronary Heart Disease Incidence: Time to Use the Polypill

Steven G Chrysant  1 , George S Chrysant  2
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Treatment of Modifiable Risk Factors Is Associated With Decrease in Coronary Heart Disease Incidence: Time to Use the Polypill

Steven G Chrysant et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 Sep.
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