Visual Field Defect after Taking Atorvastatin/Ezetimibe, a Case Study
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Kim, Jiyoon
(College of Pharmacy, Gachon University)
Lee, Kyunggyu (College of Pharmacy, Gachon University) Kim, Junyoung (College of Pharmacy, Gachon University) Lee, Jung-Min (Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, Korean Pharmaceutical Association) Kim, Na-Young (Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, Korean Pharmaceutical Association) Lee, Mo-Se (Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, Korean Pharmaceutical Association) Ji, Eunhee (College of Pharmacy, Gachon University) |
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