Multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in Canadian adults. Canadian Heart Health Surveys Research Group.

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Published in CMAJ on June 01, 1992

Authors

S MacDonald1, M R Joffres, S Stachenko, L Horlick, G Fodor

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1: Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.

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