North-south gradients in Britain for stroke and CHD: are they explained by the same factors?

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Published in Stroke on October 09, 2003

Authors

R W Morris1, P H Whincup, J R Emberson, F C Lampe, M Walker, A G Shaper

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London NW3 2PF UK. r.morris@pcps.ucl.ac.uk

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