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There is a smorgasbord of options in the management of dyslipidaemia in visceral obesity

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There is a smorgasbord of options in the management of dyslipidaemia in visceral obesity. Drugs Ther. Perspect 21, 10–14 (2005). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-200521080-00004

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