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Blood pressure levels among cross-cultural populations of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Y. S. Kusuma Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India
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B. V. Babu Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Bhubaneswar, India
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J. M. Naidu Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India
Pages 502-512 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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