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The North Karelia Project: 15 Years of Community-Based Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

Pekka Puska National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Jaakko Tuomilehto National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Aulikki Nissinen National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Jukka T. Salonen National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Erkki Vartiainen National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Pirjo Pietinen National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Kaj Koskela National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Heikki J. Korhonen National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Pages 169-173 | Received 12 Dec 1988, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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