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PravastatinMedicineContext (archaeology)Myocardial infarctionPlaceboCoronary artery diseaseRandomized controlled trialPrimary preventionClinical endpointInternal medicineRisk factorCoronary heart diseaseCholesterolPhysical therapyDisease
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- 1995
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- article
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 485-491
- Citations
- 61
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(1995).
Screening experience and baseline characteristics in the West of Scotland coronary prevention study.
The American Journal of Cardiology
, 76
(7)
, 485-491.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80135-0
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- DOI
- 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80135-0