The Food and Drug Administration and Over-the-Counter Statins: An Opportunity Lost?

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Pickering, Thomas G. [1 ]
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[1] Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr, Behav Cardiovasc Hlth & Hypertens Program, New York, NY 10032 USA
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10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.08047.x
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R6 [外科学];
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1002 ; 100210 ;
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