Change in risk factors for coronary heart disease during 10 years of a community intervention programme (North Karelia project).

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Published in Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) on December 17, 1983

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P Puska, J T Salonen, A Nissinen, J Tuomilehto, E Vartiainen, H Korhonen, A Tanskanen, P Rönnqvist, K Koskela, J Huttunen

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