Original ArticlesPrevalence of Hypertension in Rural West Africa
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Abstract presented at the annual meeting of the American Federation For Clinical Research, American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Association of Physicians, May 23–26, 1990, Washington, DC.
Research funded in part by National Institutes of Health grants NL-2098 and NL-2091.
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