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Do statins really cause diabetes?
A meta-analysis of major randomized controlled clinical trials
Alaa J. Rahal, Ahmed I. ElMallah, Rita J. Poushuju and Rana Itani
Saudi Medical Journal October 2016, 37 (10) 1051-1060; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.10.16078
Alaa J. Rahal
From the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Rahal, Poushijian, Itani), Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ElMallah), Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
PharmDAhmed I. ElMallah
From the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Rahal, Poushijian, Itani), Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ElMallah), Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
PhDRita J. Poushuju
From the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Rahal, Poushijian, Itani), Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ElMallah), Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
PharmDRana Itani
From the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Rahal, Poushijian, Itani), Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, and the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ElMallah), Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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Do statins really cause diabetes?
Alaa J. Rahal, Ahmed I. ElMallah, Rita J. Poushuju, Rana Itani
Saudi Medical Journal Oct 2016, 37 (10) 1051-1060; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.10.16078
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