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Anti-HMGCR Myopathy: A Rare and Serious Side Effect of Statins

Nathaniel J. Irvine
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2020, 33 (5) 785-788; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.05.190450
Nathaniel J. Irvine
From the Naval Health Clinic New England, Portsmouth, NH, USA.
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