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. 1994 May;70(823):315–318. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.70.823.315

Are Indo-origin people especially susceptible to coronary artery disease?

N Shaukat 1, D P de Bono 1
PMCID: PMC2397609  PMID: 8016000

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