Effectiveness of Thrice Weekly Ezetimibe

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1205-1206

  Venero, Carmelo V ^a   Venero, Jose V ^b   Seip, Richard L ^a   Thompson, Paul D ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; EZETIMIBE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH DISCOMFORT;

AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AZETIDINES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54549122575     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.06.050     Document Type: Article

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