Diabetes Metab J.  2011 Feb;35(1):88-89. 10.4093/dmj.2011.35.1.88.

Response: A Retrospective Study on the Efficacy of a Ten-Milligram Dosage of Atorvastatin for Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients (Korean Diabetes J 2010;34:359-67)

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University Medical Center, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. dkkim@dau.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pharmacology, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

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MeSH Terms

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Heptanoic Acids
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia
Pyrroles
Retrospective Studies
Atorvastatin Calcium
Heptanoic Acids
Pyrroles

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