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Unwin, N., McLarty, D., Machibya, H. et al. Changes in blood pressure and lipids associated with rural to urban migration in Tanzania. J Hum Hypertens 20, 704–706 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002056
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