Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in the inner city
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Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in the inner city.
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عنوان ژورنال: Preventive Medicine
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0091-7435
DOI: 10.1016/0091-7435(82)90069-x