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Long-term Outcome of Cardiovascular Prevention: A Nijmegen Academic Family Practices Network Study
Chris van Weel, Carel Bakx, Henk van den Hoogen, Theo Thien and Wil van den Bosch
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine January 2006, 19 (1) 62-68; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.1.62
Chris van Weel
MD, PhD
Carel Bakx
MD, PhD
Henk van den Hoogen
Theo Thien
MD, PhD
Wil van den Bosch
MD, PhD

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 19, Issue 1
January-February 2006
Long-term Outcome of Cardiovascular Prevention: A Nijmegen Academic Family Practices Network Study
Chris van Weel, Carel Bakx, Henk van den Hoogen, Theo Thien, Wil van den Bosch
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jan 2006, 19 (1) 62-68; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.1.62
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