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Drug Evaluation

JTT-705: is there still future for a CETP inhibitor after torcetrapib?

Alexander JM Rennings Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Internal Medicine, 460, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands +31 24 3618819; +31 24 3541734; [email protected]
, MD &
Anton FH Stalenhoef Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Internal Medicine, 460, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands +31 24 3618819; +31 24 3541734; [email protected]
, MD PhD FRCP
Pages 1589-1597 | Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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