15. BODY MASS INDEX AND HYPERTENSION IN INDONESIAN HAJJ PILGRIMS
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Causes of Mortality for Indonesian Hajj Pilgrims: Comparison between Routine Death Certificate and Verbal Autopsy Findings
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0263-6352,1473-5598
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000752408.85674.89