Fibrinogen: a possible link between social class and coronary heart disease.

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Published in Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) on November 09, 1985

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H L Markowe, M G Marmot, M J Shipley, C J Bulpitt, T W Meade, Y Stirling, M V Vickers, A Semmence

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