Longitudinal Trajectories of Body Roundness Index and Risk of Incident Hypertension in Non-Diabetic Elderly Adults: A Prospective Nationwide Cohort Study Involving Two Cohorts
By: Xueping Gao, Yimou Liu, Bo Xiong, Yuan Xu, Jing Huang and Qiaoqiao Li
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