Epidemiology of hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in the urban population of Soussa, Tunisia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 472-479

  Ghannem, H ^a   Hadj Fredj, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

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EID: 0004414378     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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