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Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 352-365

Direct to consumer Internet advertising of statins: An assessment of safety

Author keywords

Advertising; Direct to consumer; Internet; Statin

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

EID: 84863406852     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3208     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (3)

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