Is lower and lower better and better? A re-evaluation of the evidence from the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration meta-analysis for low-density lipoprotein lowering
Authors:
- Allan SnidermanASAllan Sniderman
- George ThanassoulisGTGeorge Thanassoulis
- Patrick CouturePCPatrick Couture
- Ken WilliamsKWKen Williams
- Ahsan AlamAAAhsan Alam
- Curt D. FurbergCFCurt D. Furberg
- 1 July 2012
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Clinical Lipidology
- Vol. 6 (4) , 303-309
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