Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 306-307 , August 2008

Counterpoint: Sorting wheat from chaff

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PII: S1933-2874(08)00267-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2008.06.006

Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 306-307 , August 2008

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