Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 123-124 , January 2004

HMG CoA reductase inhibitors and age-related macular degeneration

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doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2003.11.004

Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 123-124 , January 2004

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