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European Heart Journal 2000 21(5):348-350; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1927
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Assessment of coronary heart disease risk in populations with different levels of risk

K. Pyörälä

Department of Medicine, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

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