Noncommunicable disease in rural India: Are we seriously underestimating the risk? The Nallampatti noncommunicable disease study
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Noncommunicable disease in rural India: Are we seriously underestimating the risk? The Nallampatti noncommunicable disease study
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2230-8210
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.196001