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Comment
. 2007 Oct 20;335(7624):787.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39367.371736.BE.

Ethnicity is relevant

Andrew P Vanezis, Raj Bhopal
Comment

Ethnicity is relevant

Andrew P Vanezis et al. BMJ. .
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