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Debate: The 2012 University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences centenary debate

Serum cholesterol as a risk factor for coronary heart disease revisited

Pages 34-37 | Received 04 Aug 2014, Accepted 28 Feb 2015, Published online: 31 May 2016

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