Heterogeneity among populations for familial aggregation of blood pressure
โ Scribed by Treva Rice; Michael A. Province; Jacob B. Keller; Claude Bouchard; Millicent W. Higgins; D. C. Rao
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 806 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1042-0533
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