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Letter to editors

The role of ezetimibe in LDL cholesterol goal attainment in very high risk patients: the rosuvastatin monotherapy looks to be insufficient

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Pages 1959-1960 | Accepted 18 Jul 2011, Published online: 05 Sep 2011

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