The association between statins and cancer incidence in a veterans population.

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Published in J Natl Cancer Inst on January 08, 2008

Authors

Wildon R Farwell1, Richard E Scranton, Elizabeth V Lawler, Robert A Lew, Mary T Brophy, Louis D Fiore, J Michael Gaziano

Author Affiliations

1: Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA. wildon.farwell@va.gov

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