Cardiovascular risk factors in Inuit of Greenland
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Glucose intolerance and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors among Greenland Inuit. The Greenland Population Study.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1464-3685
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.6.1182