Don't assume women are the same as men: include them in the trial
- PMID: 22732746
- DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2407
Don't assume women are the same as men: include them in the trial
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Statin therapy in the prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events: a sex-based meta-analysis.Arch Intern Med. 2012 Jun 25;172(12):909-19. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2145. Arch Intern Med. 2012. PMID: 22732744 Review.
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