Echocardiographically detected left ventricular hypertrophy: prevalence and risk factors. The Framingham Heart Study.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on January 01, 1988

Authors

D Levy1, K M Anderson, D D Savage, W B Kannel, J C Christiansen, W P Castelli

Author Affiliations

1: Framingham Heart Study, Massachusetts.

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