Prevalence, detection, and management of cardiovascular risk factors in different ethnic groups in south London.

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Published in Heart on December 01, 1997

Authors

F P Cappuccio1, D G Cook, R W Atkinson, P Strazzullo

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. f.cappuccio@sghms.ac.uk

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