Randomized Polypill crossover trial in people aged 50 and over.

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Published in PLoS One on July 18, 2012

Authors

David S Wald1, Joan K Morris, Nicholas J Wald

Author Affiliations

1: Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.

Associated clinical trials:

Fixed Combination for Lipid and Blood Pressure Control (FILIP) | NCT03047538

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