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Conflicts of interest: K. Soe: none; A. Alam: is the Research Associate for the dal-OUTCOMES trial at SUNY-Downstate, Brooklyn, NY; C. Philip: none; E. Ruiz: none; K. Ramkissoon: none; S.I. McFarlane: is the site Principal Investigator at SUNY-Downstate, Brooklyn, NY.
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Soe, K., Alam, A., Philip, C. et al. Cardiovascular Risk Reduction via Increasing HDL Cholesterol: The Promise of the dal-OUTCOMES Trial. Curr Diab Rep 11, 4–6 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-010-0165-8
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