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Efficacy and Tolerability of Fluvastatin and Simvastatin in Hypercholesterolaemic Patients

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  1. Departments of Clinical Research and Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ, USA

    J. A. Tobert &  A. V. Katdare

  2. Departments of Clinical Research and Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA, USA

    J. A. Tobert &  A. V. Katdare

  3. Ev. Krankenhaus Königin Elizabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany

    K.-L. Schulte

  4. Städt. Krankenhause, München-Schwabing, Germany

    S. Beil

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Tobert, J.A., Katdare, A.V., Schulte, KL. et al. Efficacy and Tolerability of Fluvastatin and Simvastatin in Hypercholesterolaemic Patients. Clin. Drug Invest. 13, 56–57 (1997). https://doi.org/10.2165/00044011-199713010-00007

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