Twenty year follow-up of a cohort based in general practices in 24 British towns.

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Published in J Public Health Med on December 01, 2000

Authors

M Walker1, A G Shaper, L Lennon, P H Whincup

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Primary Care and Populations Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London. maryw@rfhsm.ac.uk

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