Statins: Much more than cholesterol reduction

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4 SUPPL. A, 2007, Pages

  Von Haehling, Stephan ^a   Anker, Stefan D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERIVASTATIN; MEVINOLIN; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MARKETING; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PLEIOTROPY; PRESCRIPTION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 39449131798     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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