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The relation between diarrhoeal episodes in infancy and both blood pressure and sodium intake in later life: The Newcastle Thousand Families Study

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Pearce, M., Relton, C., Unwin, N. et al. The relation between diarrhoeal episodes in infancy and both blood pressure and sodium intake in later life: The Newcastle Thousand Families Study. J Hum Hypertens 22, 582–584 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2008.45

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