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A M Ziada1, W Al Kharusi, M O Hassan

  • 1Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, P O Box 35, Al Khod-123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Journal for Scientific Research. Medical Sciences
|September 11, 2013
PubMed
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Keywords:
Omanblood pressure reactivityconsanguineous marriageoffspring

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