Distribution of blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension in Tehran adult population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS), 1999–2000
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Hypertension
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0950-9240,1476-5527
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001399