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Letter to the Editor: Effect of Statin Therapy on Survival After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Paraskevas, K.I. Letter to the Editor: Effect of Statin Therapy on Survival After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. World J Surg 43, 292–293 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4646-2

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