BMI TO BLOOD PRESSURE; RELATIONSHIP OF BMI TO BLOOD PRESSURE AND ETHNICITY A LOCAL SUBURBAN POPULATION OF KARACHI
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عنوان ژورنال: THE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1024-8919,2071-7733
DOI: 10.17957/tpmj/16.3423