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BMC Public Healthjournal_title
BMC public healthauthors
Kufe NC,Ngufor G,Mbeh G,Mbanya JCdoi
10.1186/s12889-016-3837-8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-11-24 00:00:00pages
1188issue
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1471-2458pii
10.1186/s12889-016-3837-8journal_volume
16pub_type
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