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Safety of red yeast rice supplementation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Fogacci, Federica, Banach, Maciej, Mikhailidis, Dimitri P., Bruckert, Eric, Toth, Peter P., Watts, Gerald F., Reiner, Željko, Mancini, John, Rizzo, Manfredi, Mitchenko, Olena, Pella, Daniel, Fras, Zlatko, Sahebkar, Amirhossein, Vrablik, Michal, Cicero, Arrigo F.G.·2019·Pharmacological Research
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Fogacci, F., Banach, M., Mikhailidis, D. P., Bruckert, E., Toth, P. P., Watts, G. F., Reiner, Ž., Mancini, J., Rizzo, M., Mitchenko, O., Pella, D., Fras, Z., Sahebkar, A., Vrablik, M., & Cicero, A. F. G.
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