High-risk elderly patients PROSPER from cholesterol-lowering therapy

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Collins, R
Armitage, J
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[1] Radcliffe Infirm, Clin Trial Serv Unit, Oxford OX2 6HE, England
[2] Radcliffe Infirm, Epidemiol Studies Unit, Oxford OX2 6HE, England
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10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11650-3
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R5 [内科学];
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