Normal Cholesterol Measurements in White Collar Workers Still at Cardiovascular Risk?
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Normal cholesterol measurements in white collar workers still at cardiovascular risk?
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/46.2.141