Influence of fathers' social class on cardiovascular disease in middle-aged men.

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Published in Lancet on November 09, 1996

Authors

S G Wannamethee1, P H Whincup, G Shaper, M Walker

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1: Department of Primary Care and Population Science, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK.

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