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A Mendelian randomization study of testosterone and cognition in men

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

A case–control study of elderly patients with acute respiratory illness: Effect of influenza vaccination on admission to hospital in winter 2003–2004

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A cluster randomised controlled trial of smoking cessation in pregnant women comparing interventions based on the transtheoretical (stages of change) model to standard care

scientific article published on June 2003

A cluster-randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6-7 year old children: the WAVES study protocol ⬇️

scientific article published on 13 May 2015

A comparison of patient and tumour characteristics in two UK bladder cancer cohorts separated by 20 years.

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A controlled trial of an expert system and self-help manual intervention based on the stages of change versus standard self-help materials in smoking cessation

scientific article published in March 2003

A new birthweight reference in Guangzhou, southern China, and its comparison with the global reference

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A pilot double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial of the effects of fixed-dose combination therapy ('polypill') on cardiovascular risk factors.

scientific article published on August 2010

A randomized controlled trial of smoking cessation for pregnant women to test the effect of a transtheoretical model-based intervention on movement in stage and interaction with baseline stage

scientific article published in May 2006

A systematic review of lifestyle modification and glucose intolerance in the prevention of type 2 diabetes

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Adiposity and mortality in older Chinese: an 11-year follow-up of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 05 February 2020

Adolescent build and diabetes: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Adverse lifestyle leads to an annual excess of 2 million deaths in China

scientific article published on 26 February 2014

Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China.

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Airflow obstruction and metabolic syndrome: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

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Alcohol Use and Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Using a Mendelian Randomization Design in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 10 September 2015

Alcohol consumption and aortic arch calcification in an older Chinese sample: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Alcohol consumption and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and mediation by elevated blood pressure in older Chinese men: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published in September 2013

Alcohol sensitivity, alcohol use and hypertension in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 26 June 2009

Alcohol use and fasting glucose in a developing southern Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 17 October 2008

Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2—a potential genetic risk factor for lung function among southern Chinese: evidence from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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An assessment of the Nam Pehchan computer program for the identification of names of south Asian ethnic origin

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An intervention involving traditional birth attendants and perinatal and maternal mortality in Pakistan

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Aortic Arch Calcification and Vascular Disease: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank cohort study

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Arterial stiffness and left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD.

scientific article published on 29 April 2010

Assessment of high-throughput high-resolution MALDI-TOF-MS of urinary peptides for the detection of muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

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Association of adiposity with pulmonary function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Association of vascular risk factors with increasing glycemia even in normoglycemic subjects in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published in August 2006

Atrial fibrillation and obesity among older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 26 November 2009

Biomarkers in bladder cancer.

scientific article published on 29 September 2009

Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and cardiovascular risk factors in the non-diabetic and newly diagnosed diabetic Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD.

scientific article published in February 2010

Breastfeeding practice, oral contraceptive use and risk of rheumatoid arthritis among Chinese women: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 6 January 2014

Bristol, Shipman, and clinical governance: Shewhart's forgotten lessons

scientific article published in The Lancet

COPD and depressive symptoms: findings from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published in December 2012

Can the Stages of Change for Smoking Acquisition Be Measured Reliably in Adolescents?

scientific article published on 01 October 2002

Case finding for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a model for optimising a targeted approach.

scientific article

Childhood Growth and Adulthood Cognition in a Rapidly Developing Population

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Childhood Passive Smoking Exposure and Age at Menarche in Chinese Women Who Had Never Smoked: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Childhood cancer in the south Asian population of England (1990-1992).

scientific article published on May 2001

Childhood meat eating and inflammatory markers: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

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China's primary health-care reform ⬇️

scientific article published on March 30, 2011

Cohort Profile: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, a Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Birmingham collaboration

scientific article published on 14 July 2006

Combined proteome and transcriptome analyses for the discovery of urinary biomarkers for urothelial carcinoma.

scientific article published on 16 April 2013

Corrigendum to: “Socioeconomic influences at different life stages on health in Guangzhou, China.” [Social Science & Medicine, 72 (2011), 1884–1892]

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Defining the frequency of human papillomavirus and polyomavirus infection in urothelial bladder tumours ⬇️

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Designing an intervention to help people with colorectal adenomas reduce their intake of red and processed meat and increase their levels of physical activity: a qualitative study.

scientific article

Development of a childhood obesity prevention programme with a focus on UK South Asian communities.

scientific article published on 06 September 2013

Dietary and Physical Activity Interventions for Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Discrepancies between population-based data and adverse reaction reports in assessing drugs as causes of acute pancreatitis.

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Discriminatory performance of adiponectin and leptin in the identification of impaired glucose tolerance: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study - Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Does childhood meat eating contribute to sex differences in risk factors for ischaemic heart disease in a developing population?

scientific article published on 27 June 2010

Does smoking influence survival in cancer patients through effects on respiratory and vascular disease?

scientific article

Does stage-based smoking cessation advice in pregnancy result in long-term quitters? 18-month postpartum follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in January 2005

Does the age of achieving pubertal landmarks predict cognition in older men? Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 21 August 2010

Dose-response relation between physical activity and cognitive function: guangzhou biobank cohort study

scientific article published on 23 July 2011

Effect of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms on alcohol-associated hypertension: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 25 April 2013

Effects of tea consumption on renal function in a metropolitan Chinese population: the Guangzhou biobank cohort study

scientific article published on 9 November 2013

Evaluation of Moderate Alcohol Use With QT Interval and Heart Rate Using Mendelian Randomization Analysis Among Older Southern Chinese Men in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

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Evaluation of moderate alcohol use and cognitive function among men using a Mendelian randomization design in the Guangzhou biobank cohort study

scientific article published in February 2012

Family and neighborhood correlates of overweight and obesogenic behaviors among Chinese children.

scientific article published on August 2014

Fluid intake and the risk of bladder cancer: results from the South and East China case-control study on bladder cancer

scientific article published in August 2010

Fruit and vegetable consumption and cardiovascular risk factors in older Chinese: the Guangzhou biobank cohort study.

scientific article published on 10 August 2015

Genetically predicted 17beta-estradiol and cardiovascular risk factors in women: a Mendelian randomization analysis using young women in Hong Kong and older women in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Genetically predicted 17β-estradiol and systemic inflammation in women: a separate-sample Mendelian randomisation analysis in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 15 April 2014

Genetically predicted testosterone and cardiovascular risk factors in men: a Mendelian randomization analysis in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 2 December 2013

Genetically predicted testosterone and electrocardiographic QT interval duration in Chinese: a Mendelian randomization analysis in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 14 December 2014

Genetically predicted testosterone and systemic inflammation in men: a separate-sample Mendelian randomization analysis in older Chinese men.

scientific article published on 7 May 2015

Glycaemia is associated with cognitive impairment in older adults: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 8 July 2014

Glycated Hemoglobin, Albuminuria and Surrogate Markers of Macrovascular Disease: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort

scientific article published on 6 July 2017

Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Height, its components, and coagulability among older Chinese: the Guangzhou biobank cohort study.

scientific article published on 7 June 2014

High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Hyperglycaemia and vitamin D: a systematic overview

scientific article published on January 2012

Impact of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance on arterial stiffness in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD.

scientific article published on 13 October 2009

Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 4 September 2007

Incidence of cancers following orthotopic liver transplantation in a single center: comparison with national cancer incidence rates for England and Wales

scientific article published on September 2005

Independent and combined associations of abdominal obesity and seated resting heart rate with type 2 diabetes among older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Inequality and inequity in access to health care and treatment for chronic conditions in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 16 September 2012

Influence of Alzheimer's disease genes on cognitive decline: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Influence of heart rate at rest for predicting the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese adults

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Intergenerational influences on diabetes in a developing population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 23 August 2011

Intergenerational ‘mismatch’ and adiposity in a developing population: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study

scientific article published on 14 January 2010

Is advice to stop smoking from a midwife stressful for pregnant women who smoke? Data from a randomized controlled trial.

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Is aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 a credible genetic instrument for alcohol use in Mendelian randomization analysis in Southern Chinese men?

scientific article published on 14 December 2012

Is inter-school variation in smoking uptake and cessation due to differences in pupil composition? A cohort study

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Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published in February 2008

Leg length and age of puberty among men and women from a developing population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort study

scientific article published in September 2010

Leg length is associated with lower values of inflammatory markers in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Life long endogenous estrogen exposure and later adulthood cognitive function in a population of naturally postmenopausal women from Southern China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 24 December 2010

Life-course origins of social inequalities in adult immune cell markers of inflammation in a developing southern Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Life-course origins of social inequalities in metabolic risk in the population of a developing country

scientific article published on 4 December 2007

Liver enzymes and incident diabetes in China: a prospective analysis of 10 764 participants in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

Liver enzymes as mediators of association between obesity and diabetes: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Mechanisms of recurrence of Ta/T1 bladder cancer.

scientific article published on June 2010

Mendelian randomization estimates of alanine aminotransferase with cardiovascular disease: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort study

scientific article published on 22 December 2016

Mental health and asthma in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published in June 2013

Milk consumption and cardiovascular risk factors in older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 08 January 2014

Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from Mendelian randomization

scientific article published on 16 July 2013

Moderate alcohol use and cognitive function in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort study.

scientific article published on 12 August 2010

Napping is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Nut Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk in Older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 2 September 2015

Nutrition and esophageal cancer.

scientific article published on January 1996

Obesity prevention: life course approach vs continuing environmental ‘detoxification’

scientific article published on 09 June 2006

Obesity, high-sensitive C-reactive protein and snoring in older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 27 June 2010

Oesophageal cancer in never-smokers and never-drinkers

scientific article published on 01 March 1995

Parity and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese women: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on October 2006

Passive smoking and aortic arch calcification in older Chinese never smokers: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 27 November 2009

Passive smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: cross-sectional analysis of data from the Health Survey for England.

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Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published in The Lancet

Past dust and GAS/FUME exposure and COPD in Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Pathways to obesity in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 26 November 2008

Physical activity and blood pressure in primary school children: a longitudinal study

scientific article published on 12 November 2012

Physical activity for cancer survivors: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

scientific article published on 30 January 2012

Physical activity, adiposity, and diabetes risk in middle-aged and older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. ⬇️

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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and HbA1c defined prediabetes: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD.

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Prediction of 4-year incident diabetes in older Chinese: recalibration of the Framingham diabetes score on Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 17 September 2014

Preventing childhood obesity, phase II feasibility study focusing on South Asians: BEACHeS. ⬇️

scientific article published on 10 April 2014

Prior TB, Smoking, and Airflow Obstruction

scientific article published on 09 October 2009

Re: Defining Progression in Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: It is Time for a New, Standard Definition

scientific article published on 11 March 2014

Re: Palou et al.: Recurrence at Three Months and High-grade Recurrence as Prognostic Factor of Progression in Multivariate Analysis of T1G2 Bladder Tumors. (Urology 2009;73:1313-1317)

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou biobank cohort study-CVD.

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Reliability and Validity of the IPAQ-Chinese

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Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus in women: a case–control study ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 30 November 2001)

Self-reported long total sleep duration is associated with metabolic syndrome: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Sex, susceptibility to smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the effect of different diagnostic criteria. Analysis of the Health Survey for England.

scientific article published in March 2012

Short or long sleep duration is associated with memory impairment in older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

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Size does matter: adolescent build and male reproductive success in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Sleep duration and memory in the elderly Chinese: longitudinal analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Smoking is associated with lower age, higher grade, higher stage, and larger size of malignant bladder tumors at diagnosis

scientific article published on 13 February 2013

Smoking, smoking cessation and aortic arch calcification in older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 14 March 2008

Smoking, smoking cessation and inflammatory markers in older Chinese men: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 6 July 2008

Social deprivation and breast cancer

scientific article published on 01 September 2003

Socioeconomic influences at different life stages on health in Guangzhou, China

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Stress across the life course and depression in a rapidly developing population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Study protocol for "Moving Bright, Eating Smart"- A phase 2 clinical trial on the acceptability and feasibility of a diet and physical activity intervention to prevent recurrence in colorectal cancer survivors.

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Systematic differences among never, occasional and moderate alcohol users in southern China, and its use in alcohol research: a cross-sectional study

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The CHIRPY DRAGON intervention in preventing obesity in Chinese primary-school--aged children: A cluster-randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 26 November 2019

The West Midlands Bladder Cancer Prognosis Programme: rationale and design.

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The association of pulmonary function with carotid atherosclerosis in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD Subcohort.

scientific article published on 3 October 2015

The diagnostic performance of scoring systems to identify symptomatic colorectal cancer compared to current referral guidance.

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The effect of physician's 30 s smoking cessation intervention for male medical outpatients: a pilot randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 13 March 2013

The importance of anaemia in diagnosing colorectal cancer: a case-control study using electronic primary care records

scientific article published on 22 January 2008

The importance of social sources of cigarettes to school students.

scientific article published on March 2003

The influence of in-pregnancy smoking cessation programmes on partner quitting and women's social support mobilization: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN89131885]

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The influence of school culture on smoking among pupils

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The metabolic syndrome is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis independent of insulin resistance: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD.

scientific article published on 18 December 2009

The risk of colorectal cancer with symptoms at different ages and between the sexes: a case-control study.

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The risk of preterm delivery in women from different ethnic groups

scientific article published in August 2002

The risk of smoking in relation to engagement with a school-based smoking intervention

scientific article published in February 2003

The role of grandparents in childhood obesity in China - evidence from a mixed methods study

scientific article published on 30 June 2015

Uric acid levels, even in the normal range, are associated with increased cardiovascular risk: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 28 February 2013

Urinary EpCAM in urothelial bladder cancer patients: characterisation and evaluation of biomarker potential

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Usefulness of physical fitness and the metabolic syndrome to predict vascular disease risk in older Chinese (from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort [GBCS-CVD]).

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Visceral adiposity would be expected to predict incident diabetes better in women than men

scientific article published on 24 November 2009

White blood cell count and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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White blood cell subsets are associated with carotid intima-media thickness and pulse wave velocity in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 28 September 2006

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