Reduction in stroke with gemfibrozil in men with coronary heart disease and low HDL cholesterol: The Veterans Affairs HDL Intervention Trial (VA-HIT).

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Published in Circulation on June 12, 2001

Authors

H Bloomfield Rubins1, J Davenport, V Babikian, L M Brass, D Collins, L Wexler, S Wagner, V Papademetriou, G Rutan, S J Robins, VA-HIT Study Group

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1: Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VAMC, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA.

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