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. 2001 Sep;55(9):681–682. doi: 10.1136/jech.55.9.681

What determines drop out in prospective studies of coronary heart disease risk factors between youth and young adulthood: the Young Hearts Study

F J van Lenthe 1, C Boreham 1, J Twisk 1, M Savage 1, L Murray 1, G Smith 1
PMCID: PMC1731986  PMID: 11511649

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