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Key Paper Evaluation

Cardiovascular outcomes trial with anacetrapib in subjects with high cardiovascular risk – are major benefits REVEALed?

Pages 611-615 | Received 19 Oct 2017, Accepted 01 Mar 2018, Published online: 12 Mar 2018

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