Mortality attributable to cardiovascular risk factors in Spain

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

سال: 2003

ISSN: 0954-3007,1476-5640

DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601804