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Unsatisfactory cardiovascular risk control - opportunities for family medicine

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|Jan 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10152-010-0030-9 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 75 - 81
Published on: Jan 17, 2011
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 Mirjana Rumboldt, Marion Kuzmanić, Dragomir Petrić, Zvonko Rumboldt, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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