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- 59
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- G91-G94
- Citations
- 380
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Peter W.F. Wilson,
William P. Castelli,
William B. Kannel
(1987).
Coronary risk prediction in adults (The Framingham Heart Study).
The American Journal of Cardiology
, 59
(14)
, G91-G94.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(87)90165-2
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- 10.1016/0002-9149(87)90165-2