Optimal strategies in preventing the next event: The role of statins in cardiovascular protection - Foreword

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Braunwald, E
Shepherd, J
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[1] Brigham & Womens Hosp, TIMI Study Grp, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Univ Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirm, Dept Pathol Biochem, Glasgow G4 0SF, Lanark, Scotland
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10.1016/S1567-5688(03)90000-6
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