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Statins and their ef­fects on the peripheral nervous system


Authors: Z. Kadaňka Jr.
Authors‘ workplace: Neurologická klinika LF MU a FN Brno
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2018; 81(1): 98-99
Category: Letter to Editor
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn201898

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The author declares he has no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE “uniform requirements” for biomedical papers.


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