The Importance of Systolic Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.

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Published in Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med on August 01, 2003

Authors

Jan N. Basile1

Author Affiliations

1: Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Adult Primary Care, 103 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29403, USA. jan.basile@med.va.gov

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