Role of non-statin lipid-lowering therapy in coronary atherosclerosis regression: a meta-analysis and meta-regression
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عنوان ژورنال: Lipids in Health and Disease
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1476-511X
DOI: 10.1186/s12944-020-01297-5