Mortality from coronary heart disease in Asian communities in London.

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Published in BMJ on October 08, 1988

Authors

P M McKeigue1, M G Marmot

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Medicine, University College, London.

Associated clinical trials:

Generalizability of REDUCE-IT Results to People of South Asian Descent With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Canada (REDUCE-IT Canada SA) | NCT05271591

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