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Change in Coronary Risk and Coronary Risk Factor Levels in Couples Following Lifestyle Intervention

The British Family Heart Study

Stephen D. M. Pyke, MSc; David A. Wood, MSc, FRCP; Kinmonth Ann-Louise, MD, MSc, FRCP, FRCGP; Simon G. Thompson, MA

Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(4):354-360.


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