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Low cholesterol and violent death: The evidence, the gaps, the theory and the practical implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Ronán M Conroy*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Mercer Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
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