Heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and hypertension in West Indians, Asians, and whites in Birmingham, England.

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Published in Br Med J on October 25, 1980

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J K Cruickshank, D G Beevers, V L Osbourne, R A Haynes, J C Corlett, S Selby

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