STATINS AND URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID: COOPERATION OR NEUTRALITY?
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Ursodeoxycholic acid
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عنوان ژورنال: Rational Pharmacotherapy in Cardiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2225-3653,1819-6446
DOI: 10.20996/1819-6446-2009-5-6-51-54