Prevalence of hypertension among working adults in Rwanda

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 925-926

  Banyangiriki, Jacques ^a   Phillips, Joliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 84886871117     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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