Letter: a Retrospective Study on the Efficacy of a Ten-milligram Dosage of Atorvastatin for Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients (korean Diabetes J 2010;34:359-67)

Overview

Journal Diabetes Metab J

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2011 May 4

PMID 21537418

Authors

Eun-Jung Rhee

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