Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 44, Issue 11 , Pages 1410-1412 , November 1995

Effects of long-term treatment with low-dose pravastatin on biliary lipid and bile acid composition in patients with nonfamilial hyperlipoproteinemia

Received 27 July 1994 ,Accepted 8 March 1995.

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Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
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