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ACCORD, ADVANCE, AVOID: What Do They Tell Us About Treating our Patients?
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Title ACCORD, ADVANCE, AVOID: What Do They Tell Us About Treating our Patients?
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578763?src=rss
Description The ACCORD results were negative (for the primary endpoint), the ADVANCE results were positive. Dr. Black compares and contrasts these results with those of the AVOID study.
Medscape Cardiology
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Aug 16, 2008
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