Atorvastatin does not improve liver biochemistries or Mayo Risk Score in primary biliary cirrhosis.

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Published in Dig Dis Sci on April 05, 2008

Authors

Carmen M Stanca1, Nancy Bach, Jorge Allina, Carol Bodian, Henry Bodenheimer, Joseph A Odin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1633, New York, NY 10029, USA. cstanca@lmcmc.com

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