Red yeast rice for dyslipidemia in statin-intolerant patients

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-

  Vannacci, Alfredo ^a   Lapi, Francesco ^a   Gallo, Eugenia ^a   Menniti Ippolito, Francesca ^a   Mugelli, Alessandro ^a   Firenzuoli, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTIN; CREATINE KINASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA BASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LETTER; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 74949118656     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-2-201001190-00025     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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